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Greater Quotes

On aiming past what already seems large.

This page collects quotes built around comparison and scale, weighing power against power, ignorance against certainty, and one community's identity against the wider region it belongs to.

The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.

Quotes by Aesop

Debs is greater than Lincoln. Debs is the spokesman of the great struggling working class of all races, nationalities, creeds, sexes.

Quotes by A. Philip Randolph

The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.

Quotes by William Osler

Angels possess greater powers than do human beings.

Quotes by Walter Lang

Comparison Quotes

It's really time for the State of Wisconsin to form a better relationship with the greater Milwaukee area.

Quotes by Tony Evers

There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words.

Quotes by Thomas Reid

Greater things are believed of those who are absent.

Quotes by Tacitus

There is no greater evil than anarchy.

Sophocles

What you can do with relations is greater than what you can do with guns.

Quotes by Shimon Peres

Emotion Quotes

There is no greater compliment for a writer than to have pleased a troubled child.

Quotes by Rodman Philbrick

The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

Quotes by Pierre Corneille

Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you.

Quotes by Phaedrus

Cameras in classrooms are no substitute for greater authority by parents and teachers.

Quotes by Paul Weyrich

There is no greater education than one that is self-driven.

Quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Growth Quotes

There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.

Quotes by Mencius

It is incontestable and deplorable that Negroes have committed crimes; but they are derivative crimes. They are born of the greater crimes of the white society.

Martin Luther King Jr.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Everybody's part of the greater whole and skepticism and virtue are a part of that.

Quotes by Marc Webb

The stiffer the penalty, the greater the message is sent.

Quotes by Lou Brock

Possibility Quotes

There is no greater honour than to serve Canadians.

Quotes by Kim Campbell

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the idea behind the Greater quotes page?
These quotes use comparison to explore scale, weighing power against power, ignorance against certainty, and a region's identity against the wider community it belongs to.
Is there a quote about spiritual or supernatural power?
Yes, one quote claims that angels hold greater powers than humans, framing greater as a measure of capability beyond the ordinary.
Does this page include a quote about learning or education?
It does, with a quote suggesting no education matters more than the kind a person drives for themselves rather than receives passively.
Are there any quotes about regional identity or community?
Yes, one quote discusses building a stronger relationship between a state and the wider metropolitan area around it.
What other pages pair well with Greater quotes?
Try Growth and Possibility quotes for more on ambition and scale.

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