Those that have had great passions esteem themselves for the rest of their lives fortunate and unfortunate in being cured of them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on great
The great and important duty which is incumbent on Christians, is to guard against all appearance of evil to watch against the first risings in the heart to evil and to have a guard upon our actions, that they may not be sinful, or so much as seem to be so. George Whitefield on great
There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on great
I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Stephen Leacock on great
Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on great
Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on great
Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on great
What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but that great fortunes should not remain in the same hands. In that way there are rich men, but they do not form a class. Alexis de Tocqueville on great
No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit. Andrew Carnegie on great
All really great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction. Marya Mannes on great
Great minds are to make others great. Their superiority is to be used, not to break the multitude to intellectual vassalage, not to establish over them a spiritual tyranny, but to rouse them from lethargy, and to aid them to judge for themselves. William Ellery Channing on great
I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on great
Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good. Calvin Coolidge on great
A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones. Lord Chesterfield on great
The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain. Lord Byron on great
A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes. Joseph Addison on great
I never wanted to become an actress because I'd read great literature or seen great Shakespeare. It was more just wanting to understand what the people were really like, why they said all the strange things they did. Julie Walters on great
When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat. Pat Riley on great