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greatness means wants
It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent so much as the smallness of his wants William Cobbett
greatness using
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength. Henry Ward Beecher
greatness last
I thought we showed some greatness last night. Joe Paterno
greatness misery prove
All of our miseries prove our greatness. They are the miseries of a dethroned monarch. Blaise Pascal
greatness men ignorant
It is of dangerous consequence to represent to man how near he is to the level of beasts, without showing him at the same time his greatness. It is likewise dangerous to let him see his greatness without his meanness. It is more dangerous yet to leave him ignorant of either; but very beneficial that he should be made sensible of both.
greatness men tree
The greatness of man is great in that he knows himself to be wretched. A tree does not know itself to be wretched.
greatness men touching
A man does not show his greatness by being at one extremity, but rather by touching both at once.
greatness men class
The origins of disputes between philosophers is, that one class of them have undertaken to raise man by displaying his greatness, and the other to debase him by showing his miseries.
greatness men feelings
Those who profess contempt for men, and put them on a level with beasts, yet wish to be admired and believed by men, and contradict themselves by their own feelings--their nature, which is stronger than all, convincing them of the greatness of man more forcibly than reason convinces them of his baseness.
trying
Our starting point then was trying to find a way to incorporate mean reversion into the HoLee model. John Hull
trying
I'm here trying to do it one more time. I'm doing it for my kids. I'm doing it for my wife. I'm doing it for my teammates. So they can all say you've still got it. Wilson Alvarez
trying
Anything that I do, I try to make it as good as I possibly can. Bebe Neuwirth
trying would-be easy
With my own music, I try to get away from things that are familiar and things that would be easy for me to go to. Beck
trying records
I would love to do an electronic record. There's just so much to see and do and try. And life goes by.
trying noses cigar
I wrinkled my nose, trying to figure out what he smelled like. Not cigarettes. Something richer, fouler. Cigars. Becca Fitzpatrick
trying singers entertainers
I don't try to just be a blues singer - I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going. B. B. King
trying cool-person rocking-out
I was trying to be this person who is cool, eternally rocking. Billy Corgan
trying conflict direct
I'd reached a point where there was a direct conflict between what I was trying to be and who I really was.
world way foxes
No one has tamed you and you haven't tamed anyone.Your'e the way my fox was. He was just a fox like a hundred thousand others. But I've made him my friend, and now he's the only fox in the world. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
world framework found
Peace dies when the framework is ripped apart. When there is no longer a place that is yours in the world. When you know no longer where your friend is to be found.
world mystery tradition
God has graced every tradition with insight into the divine mystery, from the most primitive to the most sophisticated-each has a gift to bring to the world. Bede Griffiths
world generations cliche
My whole generation's mission is to kill the cliche...it's one of the reasons a lot of my generation are always on the fence about things. They're afraid to commit to anything for fear of seeming like a cliche. They're afraid to commit to their lives because they see so much of the world as a cliche.
world my-favorite kenny
Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he's my favorite.
world violence looks
The world's a poor standard. any society which is free of hunger and violence looks bright against that background. B. F. Skinner
world too-much digital
One of the problems I have with a lot of movies these days is that everything is too well lit. In the world of digital creations there is a tendency to show too much Bill Sienkiewicz
world physics constant
And within the world that you've created, the physics of that world have to remain constant; they can't be amorphous and changing.
world states felt
For a while I felt very alone; sort of out there in the world of comics, especially here in the States