"It is often better to have a great deal of harm happen to one than a little; a great deal may rouse you to remove what a little will only accustom you to endure"
- Grenville Kleiser
About this Quote
This quote suggests that it is better to experience a large amount of injury than a small amount. The suggestion is that a huge quantity of injury can motivate us to act and also make changes, while a small amount of damage can become stabilized and accepted. This quote urges us to act when faced with misfortune, rather than merely approving it. It suggests that if we have the ability to do something about it as well as make adjustments, we can avoid more harm from taking place. This quote likewise urges us to take an aggressive approach to our lives, instead of merely approving whatever comes our way. By doing something about it, we can stop more harm and also create a far better future for ourselves.
"To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization"
"Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer"