Greater Quotes

Admire a small ship, but put your freight in a large one; for the larger the load, the greater will be the profit upon profit.

Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows.

If God had sufficient wisdom and power to construct such a beautiful world as this, then we must admit that his wisdom and power are immeasurably greater than that of man, and hence he is qualified to reign as king.

Whatever the dangers of the action we take, the dangers of inaction are far, far greater.

Hunger for gold is made greater as more gold is acquired.

That a society controls, to a greater or lesser extent, the behavior of its members is a universal; but the methods, the particulars of that control, vary from one culture to another.

The poorer is a family, the greater is the proportion of the total outgo which must be used for food... The proportion of the outgo used for food, other things being equal, is the best measure of the material standard of living of a population.

I have a greater appreciation for kitchen appliances, having played one.

Work is transformative. It gives you a greater chance of a greater income. You can affect your life while you're of working age, so you have scope and opportunity. Pensioners do not.

I've been a very lucky guy. I played on championship teams. I played for Canada. I've won some awards and I'm very proud of those accomplishments. But I don't think there's anything greater than to come home and to be recognized at home. This is the pinnacle.

Therefore, sins of sex are punished in this life to a greater degree than some other sins.

Is there in all the history of human folly a greater fool than a clergymen in politics?

It may interest you to know that my breakup with Terry and this mystery did not happen concurrently in real life. That is a writer's device, which places Gabriel under even greater pressure when the mystery begins to reveal itself.

Ladies and gentlemen: There can be no greater investment in Alabama's future than an investment in education.

There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude... we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves.

We should see the leadership from the White House setting dates certain for certain goals of achieving greater alliance on alternative and renewable energy sources, but we are not.