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"There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation of our gusts and storms." George Eliot Rate this Quote
"I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong." Elizabeth II 4.8333 average rating Rate this Quote
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." George Ellis 3.0000 average rating Rate this Quote
"Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world." Ralph Waldo Emerson 4.8125 average rating Rate this Quote
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." Ralph Waldo Emerson 4.8333 average rating Rate this Quote
"What I must do is all that concerns me. This rule, equally arduous in actual and intellectual life, may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness. It is harder because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it." Ralph Waldo Emerson 5.0000 average rating Rate this Quote
"What greater pain could mortals have than this: To see their children dead before their eyes?" Ralph Waldo Emerson 4.2000 average rating Rate this Quote
"All great masters are chiefly distinguished by the power of adding a second, a third, and perhaps a fourth step in a continuous line. Many a man had taken the first step. With every additional step you enhance immensely the value of you first." Ralph Waldo Emerson 4.0000 average rating Rate this Quote
"To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching." Ralph Waldo Emerson 4.5000 average rating Rate this Quote
"To be great is to be misunderstood." Ralph Waldo Emerson 4.6250 average rating Rate this Quote
"Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think." Ralph Waldo Emerson 4.7692 average rating Rate this Quote
"Practise yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things; and thence proceed to greater." Epictetus Rate this Quote
"No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen." Epictetus 4.2857 average rating Rate this Quote
"Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship." Epicurus 4.0000 average rating Rate this Quote
"The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests." Epicurus 4.6000 average rating Rate this Quote
"I used to think that the Civil War was our country's greatest tragedy, but I do remember that there were some redeeming features in the Civil War in that there was some spirit of sacrifice and heroism displayed on both sides. I see no redeeming features in Watergate." Sam(uel) James Ervin, Jr. 1.0000 average rating Rate this Quote
"Divine right went out with the American Revolution and doesn't belong to the White House aides. What meat do they eat that makes them grow so great?" Sam(uel) James Ervin, Jr. Rate this Quote
"The greatest discoveries have come from people who have looked at a standard situation and seen it differently." Ira Erwin 5.0000 average rating Rate this Quote
"The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man." Euripides 5.0000 average rating Rate this Quote
"A great obstacle to happiness is to anticipate too great a happiness." Euripides 5.0000 average rating Rate this Quote
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