Greater Quotes
Little mouse," a voice said through the keyhole. "Don't you know the more you wriggle, the greater the cat's delight?
What greater glory attends a man than what he wins with his racing feet and his striving hands?
There is no greater glory that can befall a man that what he achieves with the speed of his feet or the strength of his hands.
Nothing can afford a woman greater pleasure than to hear tender words of love. The strictest, most devout woman will listen even if she must not answer.
A husband can commit no greater blunder than to discuss his wife, if she is virtuous, with his mistress; unless it be to mention his mistress, if she is beautiful, to his wife.
Who guides below, and rules above, The great disposer, and the mighty king; Than He none greater, next Him none, That can be, is, or was.
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.
Take your burdens, and troubles, and losses, and wrongs, if come they must and will, as your opportunities, knowing that God has girded you for greater things than these.
Great knowledge is requisite to instruct those who have been well instructed, but still greater knowledge is requisite to instruct those who have been neglected.
The kernel of the 11th house is 'the urge to become something greater than we already are'.
My personal view is always I'm in favour of anything that gives parliament a greater say. That's after all what we were elected for.
To me, being able to find gratification in more venues, rather than greater gratification in a few, seems like a much more sane way of living.
There is no such thing as failure; everything is just a stepping stone to a greater lesson or achievement.
Rights give rise to legal claims. Ultimately, the more rights animals are granted, the greater the legal lien exercised on their behalf against the liberty and property of people.
The Little Guy, behind whom politicians strategically coalesce — thumping majorities prevail in a democracy — cannot abide by a reality in which greater wealth affords greater "access."
Hegel says that Truth is a great word and the thing is greater still. With Dave we never seemed to get past the word.
The risks are far greater to your child of not getting immunized than any kind of speculative potential relationship between the vaccine and the development of autism.
There are many powers in the world, for good or for evil. Some are greater than I am. Against some I have not yet been measured. But my time is coming.
If we must live with a perpetual sense that the world and the men in it are greater than we and too much for us, let it be the measure of our virtue that we know this and seek no comfort.
No stonger allies no greater friends no bigger fighters of honor could a king behould then these assembled afore me mine brothers mine blood
The more ups and downs, the more joy I feel. The greater the fear, the greater the happiness I feel.
When we take time to quiet ourselves, we can all sense that our life could be lived with greater compassion and greater weakness.
There are things greater than our wisdom, beyond our justice. The right and wrong of this we cannot say, and it is not for us to judge.
He was justifying his existence, than which life can do no greater; for life achieves its summit when it does to the uttermost that which it was equipped to do.
Problem is that my athletic abilities in my mind are greater than what my body can accomplish. And my level of fear and anxiety of getting injured is greater than my courage.
A greater international role is important to lift some of the burden from the shoulders of the United States.
When it comes to individual destiny, there is no power greater in the universe then the conviction of the human soul to make a choice.
The greater part of our misfortunes are brought on by neglecting the chances that yesterday gave us.
You will surely smile with me when I say, 'Thank God one can still recognise self-pity as such and not give it any greater dignity than just that.
I do not believe that God tortures any person simply for its own sake. I believe that God enables all things to work for the greater good.
There's nothing more dangerous than than someone trying to act for the greater good.
Life is a series of triumphs and disappointments. Once you harness the disappointments, your triumphs will be greater.
To visit a new country for the first time is great fun; but it is even greater fun to introduce somebody else to a country that you know.
Music is all about training in harmony, training to understand and use musical energy for our greater pleasure by attuning to the natural laws of the universe.
Whatever you love is beautiful; love comes first, beauty follows. The greater your capacity for love, the more beauty you find in the world.
The White House doesn't create jobs. The government together - White House, Congress - creates policies that allow for greater job creation.
No idea holds greater sway in the minds of educated Americans that the belief that it is possible to democratize governments anytime and anywhere under any circumstances.
There is no greater grief than to find no happiness, but happiness in what is past.
The nicest notes I've received from readers are those that tell me I've gotten them back into reading for entertainment. For me, there is no greater compliment.
If the veins in the back of your legs look like the street map of greater Pittsburgh, you ain't nobody's babydoll.
The only way to achieve your desires and dreams is to ACT ON THEM. The greater you trust in yourself, your beliefs, and your thoughts, the more action you will take.