Quotes with lesser-known

Quotes 141 till 160 of 348.

  • Socrates If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.
    Socrates
    Greek philosopher (469 - 399)
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  • Buddha If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.
    Buddha
    Spiritual leader, born as Siddhartha Gautama (450 - 370)
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  • Dan Rather If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.
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  • Thomas Hardy If all hearts were open and all desires known - as they would be if people showed their souls - how many gapings, sighings, clenched fists, knotted brows, broad grins, and red eyes should we see in the market-place!
    Thomas Hardy
    British writer and poet (1840 - 1928)
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  • Charles III If English is spoken in heaven. God undoubtedly employs Cranmer as his speechwriter. The angels of the lesser ministries probably use the language of the New English Bible and the Alternative Service Book for internal memos.
    Charles III
    King of the United Kingdom since 2022 (1948 - )
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  • Julius Epstein If I'd known it was going to be a classic, I would have paid attention.
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  • Ann Coulter If only Al Sharpton were around, Lincoln would have known he was a victim of racism.
    Ann Coulter
    American far-right media pundit and author (1961 - )
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  • Brad Feld If the crisis lasts moments, rapid action is critical. But if it's simply the beginning of a broader issue, especially one where the root cause isn't known yet, the worst thing a leader can do is act immediately.
    Brad Feld
    American entrepreneur, and author
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  • Kahlil Gibran If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had known what was hidden within him, he would have stood humble and awe-struck before his soul.
    Kahlil Gibran
    Libian painter and writer (1883 - 1931)
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  • Charles Caleb Colton If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village; if you would know, and not be known, live in a city.
    Charles Caleb Colton
    English writer (1777 - 1832)
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  • Søren Kierkegaard In addition to my other numerous acquaintances, I have one more intimate confidant. My depression is the most faithful mistress I have known - no wonder, then, that I return the love.
    Søren Kierkegaard
    Danish philosopher (1813 - 1855)
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  • Bryant H. McGill In all known time there has never been a greater monster or miracle than the human being.
    Bryant H. McGill
    American journalist and author (1969 - )
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  • Barry Sanders In all the time that people have known me, has anyone ever heard me talk about the importance of rushing records or finishing with the most touchdowns? So if that's never been important to me, then why would that be a motivation to keep playing?
    Barry Sanders
    American football player (1968 - )
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  • Barry Commoner In every case, the environmental hazards were made known only by independent scientists, who were often bitterly opposed by the corporations responsible for the hazards.
    Barry Commoner
    American cellular biologist, college professor, and politician (1917 - 2012)
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  • Alan Watts In known history, nobody has had such capacity for altering the universe than the people of the United States of America. And nobody has gone about it in such an aggressive way.
    Alan Watts
    English philosopher, priest and writer (1915 - 1973)
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  • Brin-Jonathan Butler In Old Havana, the names of the streets before the revolution provided a glimpse into the city's state of mind. You might have known someone who lived on the corner of Soul and Bitterness, Solitude and Hope, or Light and Avocado.
    Brin-Jonathan Butler
    American journalist and filmmaker
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  • Gerald F. Lieberman In our society a man is known by the company he owns.
    Gerald F. Lieberman
    American writer
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  • J. Robert Oppenheimer In some sort of crude sense, which no vulgarity, no humor, no overstatement can quite extinguish, the physicists have known sin; and this is a knowledge which they cannot lose.
    J. Robert Oppenheimer
    American theoretical physicist and professor of physics (1904 - 1967)
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  • Carrie Fisher In the Fifties, my parents were known as 'America's sweethearts'. Their pictures graced the covers of all the newspapers. They were the Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston of their day.
    Carrie Fisher
    American actress, writer and comedienne (1956 - 2016)
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  • Bette Davis In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star.
    Bette Davis
    American Actress, Producer (1908 - 1989)
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