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Small: Action is greater than writing. A good man is a nobler object of contemplation than a great author. There are
Ross Perot
"Action is greater than writing. A good man is a nobler object of contemplation than a great author. There are but two things worth living for: to do what is worthy of being written; and to write what is worthy of being read"
Ross Perot, Businessman
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Small: I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength
John F. Kennedy
"I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose"
John F. Kennedy, President
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Small: They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal ones being clever
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of spe
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talkin
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: A great many mens gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: To know how to hide ones ability is great skill
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"To know how to hide one's ability is great skill"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendat
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"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, Writer
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Small: It is not enough to have great qualities We should also have the management of them
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greate
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its true nature a
Alexander Pope
"The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its true nature and destiny and comes into permanent accord with the Great Harmony: this is what furthers and what perseveres"
Alexander Pope, Poet
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Small: To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan... believe... act!
Alfred A. Montapert
"To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan... believe... act!"
Alfred A. Montapert, Philosopher
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Small: Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, establis
Bertrand Russell
"Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
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Small: A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy da
Bertrand Russell
"A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
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Small: The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical
Bertrand Russell
"The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilised men"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
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Small: Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence o
Bertrand Russell
"Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
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Small: Cloning is great. If God made the original, then making copies should be fine
Doug Coupland
"Cloning is great. If God made the original, then making copies should be fine"
Doug Coupland, Author
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Small: Nature is one great big wood-chipper. Sooner or later, everything shoots out the other end in a spray of blood
Doug Coupland
"Nature is one great big wood-chipper. Sooner or later, everything shoots out the other end in a spray of blood, bones and hair"
Doug Coupland, Author
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Small: When Religion and Royalty are swept away, the people will attack the great, and after the great, they will fal
Honore de Balzac
"When Religion and Royalty are swept away, the people will attack the great, and after the great, they will fall upon the rich"
Honore de Balzac, Novelist
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Small: There is something great and terrible about suicide
Honore de Balzac
"There is something great and terrible about suicide"
Honore de Balzac, Novelist
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Small: There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power
Honore de Balzac
"There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power"
Honore de Balzac, Novelist
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Small: The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great Whole, of whom they have a per
Honore de Balzac
"The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great Whole, of whom they have a persistent intuition"
Honore de Balzac, Novelist
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Small: Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to give play to t
Honore de Balzac
"Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to give play to their heart"
Honore de Balzac, Novelist
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Small: A grocer is attracted to his business by a magnetic force as great as the repulsion which renders it odious to
Honore de Balzac
"A grocer is attracted to his business by a magnetic force as great as the repulsion which renders it odious to artists"
Honore de Balzac, Novelist
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Small: Everything has a natural explanation. The moon is not a god, but a great rock, and the sun a hot rock
Anaxagoras
"Everything has a natural explanation. The moon is not a god, but a great rock, and the sun a hot rock"
Anaxagoras, Philosopher
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Small: It is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to restore anything that has ever been great or beautifu
John Ruskin
"It is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to restore anything that has ever been great or beautiful in architecture. That which I have insisted upon as the life of the whole, that spirit which is given only by the hand and eye of the workman, can never be recalled"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes
John Ruskin
"In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish
John Ruskin
"No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come in time to like doing it
John Ruskin
"Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come in time to like doing it"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul
John Ruskin
"All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money
John Ruskin
"A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: A great thing can only be done by a great person and they do it without effort
John Ruskin
"A great thing can only be done by a great person; and they do it without effort"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I dont mean doubt of his powers or hesitation
John Ruskin
"The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If he is not a sculptor or painter, he c
John Ruskin
"No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If he is not a sculptor or painter, he can only be a builder"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility
John Ruskin
"I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the book of their wo
John Ruskin
"Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art"
John Ruskin, Writer
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