Than Quotes

Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system.

Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.

Generally speaking, everyone is more interesting doing nothing than doing anything.

We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will of its majority, to bind themselves, but none to bind the succeeding generation, more than the inhabitants of another country.

When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think.

Outside the kingdom of the Lord there is no nation which is greater than any other. God and history will remember your judgment.

There are two things that are more difficult than making an after-dinner speech: climbing a wall which is leaning toward you and kissing a girl who is leaning away from you.

In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.

This is a frightening statistic. More people vote in 'American Idol' than in any US election.

A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride.

I was more independent than any farmer in Concord, for I was not anchored to a house or farm, but could follow the bent of my genius, which is a very crooked one, every moment.

A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.

Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?

Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others.

The universe is wider than our views of it.

Apple's market share is bigger than BMW's or Mercedes's or Porsche's in the automotive market. What's wrong with being BMW or Mercedes?

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.

God is to be worshipped as the one beloved, dearer than everything in this and next life.

Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever.

There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.

A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.

Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.

Precepts or maxims are of great weight; and a few useful ones on hand do more to produce a happy life than the volumes we can't find.