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Great was the name of Abraham, but all his Sons were not...

Great was the name of Abraham, but all his Sons were not accepted, only Isaac was in the Covenant.

Quote by John Pearson about name

Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight...

Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen.

Quote by Pindar about deeds, fairy tales, man

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson about genius

Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to...

Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do.

Quote by Stephen Harold Spender about poetry

Great artists have no country.

Great artists have no country.

Quote by Alfred de Musset about art, artists, country

Great music is in a sense serene; it is certain of the...

Great music is in a sense serene; it is certain of the values it asserts.

Quote by Rebecca West about music, common sense, sense

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Quote by Washington Irving about mind

Great things are created in this world only with passion.

Great things are created in this world only with passion.

Quote by Dumitru D. Rosca about pasion, things, world

Great avarice is like unselfishness

KQuote by Kisaburo Ohara

“You may be 38 years old, as I happen to be. And one day, some great opportunity stands before you and calls you to stand up for some great principle, some great issue, some great cause. And you refuse to do it because you are afraid…. You refuse...

Quote by Martin Luther King Jr. about fight, contentment, old, olderness, principle, chance, home, house, death, spirit

Write things for yourself. Come on, it's a great way to spend time. It's a great way to learn history. It's a great way to learn all kinds of things. But only come if you're coming to play. If you're not coming to play, you should get another gig...

Quote by Whoopi Goldberg about things, history, contentment, time

I believe Georgia should aspire to nothing less than...

I believe Georgia should aspire to nothing less than greatness, and I believe greatness is within our grasp.

Quote by Sonny Perdue about greatness, faith, nothing

Politics and the fate of mankind are shaped by men...

Politics and the fate of mankind are shaped by men without ideas and without greatness. Men who have greatness within them don't go in for politics.

Quote by Albert Camus about politics, greatness, destiny, man

An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft.

Quote by Walter Bagehot about judgment

By a great man, however, we mean a man who, because of his spiritual gifts, his character, and other qualities, deserves to be called great and who as a result earns the power to influence others.

Quote by Fredrik Bajer about gifts, influence, character, man, power

We have had such a letter movement on two occasions in Denmark when more than a quarter of the adult Danish population participated. Such an achievement, however, demands a really great effort and also a great deal of money.

Quote by Fredrik Bajer about money

Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.

Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.

Quote by Honoré de Balzac about wealth, crime, criminals

Is there not some chosen curse, some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man who owes his greatness to his country's ruin!

Quote by Joseph Addison about stores, greatness, country, man

There is no such thing as a great talent without great...

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.

Quote by Honoré de Balzac about power, talent, things

Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your...

Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.

Quote by Drew Barrymore about end, life

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