Greater Quotes

The problem of far greater importance remains to be solved. Rather than build a world in which we shall all live well, we must stop building one in which it will be impossible to live at all.

In university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning to tolerate fools.

We are not on the way to greater individualism, but are becoming an increasingly manipulated mass civilization.

When educating horses there is no greater maxim than slow is fast and fast is slow.

Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.

The further the soul advances, the greater are the adversaries against which it must contend.

The deeper the feeling, the greater the pain

To fight against the infidels is Jihad; but to fight against your evil self is greater Jihad.

For great as the powers of destruction may be, greater still, are the powers of healing.

Revenge... is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill, will return upon him with a greater violence, and break those bones whose sinews gave it motion.

To all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity!

Man has not a greater enemy than himself.

The power of prayer is like turning on a light as it illuminates God's purpose for our lives. There is no greater connection to knowing His will other than the word.

There is that interdependence and that strength you get from a team, that the group is greater than any individual.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

Love is proved by deeds; the more they cost us, the greater the proof of our love.

No one was ever called by God to greater suffering than God's only begotten Son.

Verily a man cannot serve two masters. And I consider the foundation or destruction of a religion far greater than the foundation or destruction of a state, let alone a party.

It is an art of no little importance to administer medicines properly: but, it is an art of much greater and more difficult acquisition to know when to suspend or altogether to omit them.

The future is of greater interest to me than the past, since that is where I intend to spend the rest of my life.

Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.

It is a far greater happiness to obey no one than to rule the whole world.

The greater the doubt, the greater the awakening

Music is the celestial sound, and it is sound that controls the whole universe, not atomic vibrations. Sound energy, sound power, is much, much greater than any other power in the world.

Great attention gets paid to rainforests because of the diversity of life there. Diversity in the oceans is even greater.

Some of the greater things are unseen. That's why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or dream.

The greater the trial, the sweeter the victory.

Humanism is a philosophy of joyous service for the greater good of all humanity, of application of new ideas of scientific progress for the benefit of all.

The better you are at surrounding yourself with people of high potential, the greater your chance for success.

There is no greater misfortune in the world than the loss of reason.

I can imagine no greater misfortune for a cultured people than to see in the hands of the rulers not only the civil, but also the religious power.

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves would restore us to sanity.

Grace never ignores the awful truth of our depravity; in fact it emphasizes it. The worse we realize we are the greater we realize God's grace.

I’ve always thought that each person invented himself… that we are each a figment of our own imagination. And some people have a greater ability to imagine than others.

The logistic requirements for a large, elaborate mission to Mars are no greater that those for a minor military operation extending over a limited theatre of war.

There is no greater pillar of stability than a strong, free and educated woman, and there is no more inspiring role model than a man who respects and cherishes women and champions their leadership.

Feeding the hungry is a greater work than raising the dead

Moreover, Christians are born for combat, whereof the greater the vehemence, the more assured, God willing, the triumph: 'Have confidence; I have overcome the world'

The greater the faith, the greater the result.

Ultimately, clean lines have greater longevity, which women appreciate, and to which they can add their own personality

You are no greater than what you believe.

Faith is like a boomerang; begin using what you have and it comes back to you in greater measure.

The cosmos is evolving toward greater self-reflection, allowing us to open the eye of Spirit and see our source.

I confidently affirm that the greater part of those who are supposed to have died of gout, have died of the medicine rather than the disease - a statement in which I am supported by observation.

The inferior man attempts a hundred intrigues in order to save himself, but finishes only in creating a greater calamity from which he cannot run.

When dealing with children there is greater need for observing than of probing

If I'm president, I'll be a commander-in-chief, not an agitator- in-chief or a divider-in-chief, that I will lead this country in a way that will create greater security and greater safety.

Resolved, that the women of this nation in 1876, have greater cause for discontent, rebellion and revolution than the men of 1776.

I can think of no greater God-given responsibility we have than that of extending a helping hand to our fellow man.

even if you do the best you can in all things, your human nature must often fall short; so entrust yourself to God's goodness, for his goodness is greater than your failures.