Great Quotes

Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.

I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life.

The reason we have poverty is that we have no imagination. There are a great many people accumulating what they think is vast wealth, but it's only money... they don't know how to enjoy it, because they have no imagination.

The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence.

Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.

Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it's almost always due to personal growth.

I was saving the name of 'Geisel' for the Great American Novel.

To have a great idea, have a lot of them.

My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation.

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

One of the great questions of philosophy is, do we innately have morality, or do we get it from celestial dictation? A study of the Ten Commandments is a very good way of getting into and resolving that issue.

Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.

Great and glorious God, and Thou Lord Jesus, I pray you shed abroad your light in the darkness of my mind. Be found of me, Lord, so that in all things I may act only in accordance with Thy holy will.

I've usually used the phrase 'stay the course' as one of the great rules of investment success.

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.