“All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.”
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“Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.”
“Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.”
“Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves nor their own things, but only what is just, whether it happens to be done by themselves or others.”
“Irreligion - the principal one of the great faiths of the world.”
“In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.”
“Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.”
“No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.”
“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.”
“If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.”
“When I say that human beings are just gene machines, one shouldn't put too much emphasis on the word 'just.' There is a very great deal of complication, and indeed beauty in being a gene machine.”
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
“I'm a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they're interested in.”
“A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.”
“He's a man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage.”
“When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.”
“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream not only plan, but also believe.”
“I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it - not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization.”
“We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres, or a little money and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation.”
“In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be wrong.”
“A subject for a great poet would be God's boredom after the seventh day of creation.”
“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.”
“We are persuaded that good Christians will always be good citizens, and that where righteousness prevails among individuals the Nation will be great and happy. Thus while just government protects all in their religious rights, true religion affords to government it's surest support.”
“The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better.”