Quotes 161 till 180 of 191.
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Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.
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Traveling is like gambling: it is always connected with winning and losing, and generally where it is least expected we receive, more or less than what we hoped for.
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Unlike the United States Congress, which mostly forbids outside employment, state legislatures are generally composed of people with other careers.
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We are all very deeply the children of our parents and their parents. Far more than we generally realize.
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We discovered that there was a great deal of keen interest in America for the kinds of products that we thought could be produced here. Also there was an interest in Britain for Australian material generally.
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We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation.
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We thought we'd write a good script for women, giving them the fun roles that generally men get.
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What every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise - although the philosophers generally call it ''recognition''!
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What we anticipate seldom occurs, what we least expected generally happens.
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What we call little things are merely the causes of great things; they are the beginning, the embryo, and it is the point of departure which, generally speaking, decides the whole future of an existence. One single black speck may be the beginning of a gangrene, of a storm, of a revolution.
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What we call public opinion is generally public sentiment.
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When a man wants your advice he generally wants your praise.
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When a succesful author analyzes the reasons for his success, he generally underestimates the talent he was born with, and overestimates his skill in employing it.
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When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl - and look at the ailing, aching state a young wife generally is doomed to - which you can't deny is the penalty of marriage.
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When people are laughing, they're generally not killing one another.
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When people wear shoes that don't fit them, it says something about their soul. Generally, I think it means they are good people.
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When philosophers try to be politicians they generally cease to be philosophers.
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When the righteous man truth away from his righteousness that he hath committed and doeth that which is neither quite lawful nor quite right, he will generally be found to have gained in amiability what he has lost in holiness.
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