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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.
season struggle weekend year
Our season was a real struggle all year long. Nothing went our way all year, but this weekend we didn't give up. Randy Jepson
season shooting talked
We've talked all season about free-throw shooting. We talk about shooting with confidence.
sea swim temptation
This is my endlessly recurrent temptation: to go down to that Sea, and there neither dive nor swim nor float, but only dabble and splash, careful not to get out of my depth and holding on to the lifeline which connects me with my things temporal. C. S. Lewis
sea roots space
God descends to re-ascend. He comes down; down from the heights of absolute being into time and space, down into humanity ... down to the very roots and sea-bed of the nature He has created. But He goes down to come up again and bring the ruined world up with Him.
sea sail forbidden
I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas ... Carl Sagan
sea rivers rumor
Rumor, once started, rushes on like a river, until it mingles with, and is lost in the sea. Antoine Rivarol
season smarter
I was about 20 times smarter before this season started than I am now. Zack Greinke
sea safety riches
Deep in the sea are riches beyond compare, But if you seek safety, it is on the shore. Bill Vaughan
season stands worst
That was the worst part of the season that stands out.
vapour earth cynicism
This goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory. William Shakespeare
vapour way punctuation
The reason to stand up for punctuation is that without it there is no reliable way of communicating meaning. Lynne Truss