Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.
— Charles Spurgeon
Restlessness god is great quotes that are about someone great
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
Lord, help me to live this day, quietly, easily.
To lean upon Thy great strength, trustfully, restfully. To wait for the unfolding of Thy will, patiently, serenely. To meet others, peacefully, joyously. To face tomorrow, confidently, courageously.
The point is that when I see a sunset or a waterfall or something, for a split second it's so great, because for a little bit I'm out of my brain, and it's got nothing to do with me.
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.
Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is 'What does a woman want?'
I am concerned for the security of our great Nation;
not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.
That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends. My teacher was Ferruccio Cusinati
Great sea captains are made in rough waters and deep seas.
A true and faithful Christian does not make holy living an accidental thing.
It is his great concern. As the business of the soldier is to fight, so the business of the Christian is to be like Christ.
The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.
Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.
I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.
The first great thing is to find yourself and for that you need solitude and contemplation - at least sometimes. I can tell you deliverance will not come from the rushing noisy centers of civilization. It will come from the lonely places.
Whoever drinks beer, he is quick to sleep;
whoever sleeps long, does not sin; whoever does not sin, enters Heaven! Thus, let us drink beer!
A leader takes people where they want to go.
A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be.
A great building must begin with the unmeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed and in the end must be unmeasurable.
Good, Better, Best. Never let it rest. Until your Good is Better, and your Better is your Best.
To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence.
If we as a people realized the greatness from which we came we would be less likely to disrespect ourselves.
What do you have to fear? Nothing. Whom do you have to fear? No one. Why? Because whoever has joined forces with God obtains three great privileges: omnipotence without power, intoxication without wine, and life without death.
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.
You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.
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beginnings are usually scary, and endings are usually sad, but its everything in between that makes it all worth living.
... People with great passions, people who accomplish great deeds, people who possess strong feelings, even people with great minds and a strong personality, rarely come out of good little boys and girls.
I don't do great things. I do small things with great love.
Physical fitness can neither be acquired by wishful thinking nor by outright purchase.
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
Love hard when there is love to be had.
Because perfect guys don’t exist, but there’s always one guy that is perfect for you.
Color in certain places has the great value of making the outlines and structural planes seem more energetic.
A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others.