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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.
humanity universal-love belief
A belief in God's universal love to all his creatures, and that he will finally restore all of them that are miserable to happiness, is a polar truth. . . It establishes the equality of [humanity]. . . Benjamin Rush
humanity rodents members
With the exception of certain rodents, no other vertebrate except Homo sapiens habitually destroys members of his own species. Anthony Storr
humanity oblivion fame
Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity. Antoine Rivarol
humanity mass wave
It is a mass of runners, bobbing like a wave of humanity. Rich Castro
humanity growth fear-of-love
Human life, its growth, its hopes, fears, loves, et cetera, are the result of accidents Bertrand Russell
humanity impressed incredibly
I have been incredibly impressed by the humanity of the coverage.
humanity people spiritual
Humanity is in spiritual ignorance; people see things that do not exist.
humanity learns near
He was very, very talented. In the beginning, he is a little obnoxious, but he learns humanity near the end.
humanity lust our-actions
Lust is the source of all our actions, and humanity.
principles gum london
On close inspection, this device turned out to be a funereal juke box - the result of mixing Lloyd's of London with the principle of the chewing gum dispenser. Cecil Beaton
principles analysis fundamentals
The fundamental principle in the analysis of propositions containing descriptions is this: Every proposition which we can understand must be composed wholly of constituents with which we are acquainted.
principles
It doesn't look like any real animal, but all of the principles are there.
principles body facts
I must begin with a good body of facts and not from a principle (in which I always suspect some fallacy) and then as much deduction as you please. Charles Darwin
principles natural customs
Custom is our nature. What are our natural principles but principles of custom?
principles moral compromise
There can be no compromise on moral principles. Ayn Rand
principles protection
Protection is not a principle but an expedient Benjamin Disraeli
principles fundamentals causes
The history of science can be viewed as the recasting of phenomena that were once thought to be accidents as phenomena that can be understood in terms of fundamental causes and principles. Alan Lightman
principles precedence sequence
Principles of motion take precedence over sequence of motion. Ed Parker