“ Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes; lesser ones exist on wishes and inclinations. ”
- Kenneth Hildebrand- Copy
- 3.7K
“ The difference of great players is at a certain point in a match they raise their level of play and maintain it. Lesser players play great for a set, but then less. ”
- Pete Sampras- Copy
- 3.8K
“ The superior person is calm and composed; the lesser person is continuously worried and distressed. ”
- Confucius- Copy
- 3.6K
“ The superior person is in harmony, but does not follow the crowd. The lesser person follows the crowd, but is not in harmony. ”
- Confucius- Copy
- 2K
“ The superior person is perceptive and not biased. The lesser person is biased and not perceptive. ”
- Confucius- Copy
- 2.3K
“ The superior person seeks to further the good points in others, and not their bad qualities. The lesser person does the opposite. ”
- Confucius- Copy
- 2.1K
“ When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil. ”
- Max Lerner- Copy
- 390
“ It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing. ”
- David Herbert Lawrence- Copy
- 2K
“ The African was defined and treated as being of a lesser human species than even the lowliest among the colonizers. ”
- Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki- Copy
- 497
“ I think that people like the Howard Sterns, the Bill O'Reillys and to a lesser degree the bin Ladens of the world are making a horrible contribution. ”
- Sean Penn- Copy
- 1.3K
“ Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil. ”
- Jerry Garcia- Copy
- 3.7K
“ The human animal differs from the lesser primates in his passion for lists of "Ten Best". ”
- H. Allen Smith- Copy
- 408
“ If the lesser mind could measure the greater as a footrule can measure a pyramid, there would be finality in universal suffrage. As it is, the political problem remains unsolved. ”
- George Bernard Shaw- Copy
- 2.6K
“ Man must be disappointed with the lesser things of lfie before he can comprehend the full value of the greater. ”
- Edward Bulwer Lytton- Copy
- 3.9K
“ It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing. ”
- D.H. Lawrence- Copy
- 2.7K
“ A good speaker is a good listener who hears what lesser speakers fail to. ”
- Somers White- Copy
- 2.2K
“ A great writer creates a world of his own and his readers are proud to live in it. A lesser writer may entice them in for a moment, but soon he will watch them filing out. ”
- Cyril Connolly- Copy
- 3K
“ It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing. ”
- D. H. Lawrence- Copy
- 2.8K
“ Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to that of the psychotic in some part or other and to a greater or lesser extent. ”
- Sigmund Freud- Copy
- 3.5K
“ Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price. ”
- Samuel Johnson- Copy
- 3K
“ Faith implies the disbelief of a lesser fact in favor of a greater. ”
- Oliver Wendell Holmes- Copy
- 1.3K
“ If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. ”
- Max Ehrmann- Copy
- 512
“ It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good. ”
- Margaret Mead- Copy
- 2.9K
“ Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other ones invariably slink in after it. ”
- Baltasar Gracian- Copy
- 4K
“ Nothing, perhaps, is strange, once you have accepted life itself, the great strange business which includes all lesser strangeness. ”
- Rose Macaulay- Copy
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