Short quotations about, great - Page 5

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays, First Series: Prudence, 1841

Trust men and they will be true to …

13 Oct , 2011  

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great. Great short quote and quotation by: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays, First Series: Prudence, 1841 , US essayist & poet (1803 – 1882)

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Dogen Zenji

Understand clearly that when a grea…

4 Aug , 2011  

Understand clearly that when a great need appears a great use appears also; when there is a small need there is small use; it is obvious, then, that full use is made of all things at all times according to the necessity thereof. Great short quote and quotation by: Dogen Zenji ,

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Unless you are prepared yourself to…

9 Jul , 2011  

Unless you are prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make you ridiculous. A great occasion is valuable to you in proportion as you have educated yourself to make use of it. Great short quote and quotation by: Orison Swett Marden , (1850 – 1924)

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Very few of the great leaders ever …

24 Mar , 2011  

Very few of the great leaders ever get through their careers without failing, sometimes dramatically. Great short quote and quotation by: Philip Crosby, Reflections on Quality ,

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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Waste no more time talking about gr…

15 Feb , 2011  

Waste no more time talking about great souls and how they should be. Become one yourself! Great short quote and quotation by: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus , Roman Emperor, A.D. 161-180 (121 AD – 180 AD)

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John W. Gardner

We are continually faced with a ser…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are continually faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. Great short quote and quotation by: John W. Gardner , US administrator (1912 – )

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Rabbi Harold Kushner

We are here to change the world wit…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are here to change the world with small acts of thoughtfulness done daily rather than with one great breakthrough. Great short quote and quotation by: Rabbi Harold Kushner ,

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Bernard of Chartres

We are like dwarfs on the shoulders…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they, and things at a great distance, not by virtue of any sight on our part, or any physical distinction, but because we are carried high and raised up by their giant size. Great short quote and quotation by: […]

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We can do no great things; only sma…

15 Feb , 2011  

We can do no great things; only small things with great love. Great short quote and quotation by: Mother Teresa , Indian humanitarian & missionary (1910 – 1997)

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Jose Ortega y Gasset

We distinguish the excellent man fr…

15 Feb , 2011  

We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands upon himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself. Great short quote and quotation by: Jose Ortega y Gasset , Spanish philosopher & politician (1883 – 1955)

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We hang the petty thieves and appoi…

15 Feb , 2011  

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. Great short quote and quotation by: Aesop , Greek slave & fable author (620 BC – 560 BC)

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We have not seen great things done …

15 Feb , 2011  

We have not seen great things done in our time except by those who have been considered mean; the rest have failed. Great short quote and quotation by: Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince , Italian dramatist, historian, & philosopher (1469 – 1527)

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