Quotes with great-grandfather

Quotes 1861 till 1880 of 2185.

  • Henry Thomas Buckle Those minute critics who seem to think that when they detect the occasional errors of a great man, they in some degree reduce him to their own level.
    History of civilization II, 314
    Henry Thomas Buckle
    English historian (1821 - 1862)
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  • Arthur Henderson Those nations have a very great responsibility at this juncture of the world's affairs, for by throwing their joint weight into the scales of history on the right side, they may tip the balance decisively in favour of peace.
    Arthur Henderson
    British Labour politician
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  • Plutarch Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.
    Plutarch
    Greek biographer and essayist (46 - 120)
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  • Francois de la Rochefoucauld Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
    Francois de la Rochefoucauld
    French writer (1613 - 1680)
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  • Plato Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves or their own things, but only what is just, whether it happens to be done by themselves or others.
    Plato
    Greek philosopher (427 - 347)
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  • Percy Bysshe Shelley Thou hast a voice, great Mountain, to repeal. Large codes of fraud and woe; not understood by all, but which the wise, and great, and good interpret, or make felt, or deeply feel.
    Percy Bysshe Shelley
    English poet (1792 - 1822)
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  • Bertrand Russell Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, the chief glory of man.
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • Claude M. Bristol Thought is the original source of all wealth, all success, all material gain, all great discoveries and inventions, and of all achievement.
    Claude M. Bristol
    American writer
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  • Edward Coke Thought the bribe be small, yet the fault is great.
    Institutes of the Laws of England
    Edward Coke
    English barrister, judge and politician (1552 - 1634)
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  • Marcus Tullius Cicero Thrift is of great revenue.
    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    Roman statesman and writer (106 - 43)
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  • Oliver Wendell Holmes Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset that life is a profound and passionate thing.
    Oliver Wendell Holmes
    American writer and poet (1809 - 1894)
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  • Allen Klein Throughout history, great leaders have known the power of humor.
    Allen Klein
    American businessman, music publisher (1931 - 2009)
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  • Carol P. Christ Throughout the years, many Christian women have told me of their great respect for the bravery and courage evident in my work, perhaps even gesturing to their own Isis earrings or a Nile River Goddess pendants.
    Carol P. Christ
    American feminist historian and author (1945 - )
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  • Barbara Ehrenreich Thus will the fondest dream of Phallic science be realized: a pristine new planet populated entirely by little boy clones of great scientific entrepreneurs free to smash atoms, accelerate particles, or, if they are so moved, build pyramids - without any social relevance or human responsibility at all.
    Barbara Ehrenreich
    American author and political activist (1941 - 2022)
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  • William Shakespeare Time hath a wallet at his back, wherein he puts. Alms for oblivion, a great-sized monster of ingratitudes.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Lucille S. Harper Time is a great healer, but a poor beautician.
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  • Henry Louis Mencken Time is the great equalizer in the field of morals.
    Henry Louis Mencken
    American journalist and critic (1880 - 1956)
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  • Henry Louis Mencken Time is the great legalizer, even in the field of morals.
    Henry Louis Mencken
    American journalist and critic (1880 - 1956)
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  • Charles Caleb Colton Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.
    Charles Caleb Colton
    English writer (1777 - 1832)
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  • George Orwell To a surprising extent the war-lords in shining armor, the apostles of the martial virtues, tend not to die fighting when the time comes. History is full of ignominious getaways by the great and famous.
    George Orwell
    English writer (ps. of Eric Blair) (1903 - 1950)
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