A Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero
The gods attend to great matters, they neglect small ones.
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It vexes me greatly that having to earn my living has forced me to interrupt the work and to attend to small matters.
For every nation that lives peaceably, there will be many others to grow hard and push their arrogance to extremes; the gods attend to these things slowly. But they attend to those who put off God and turn to madness.
Religions contradict one another-on small matters, such as whether we should put on a hat or take one off on entering a house of worship, or whether we should eat beef and eschew pork or the other way around, all the way to the most central issues, such as whether there are no gods, one God, or many gods.
Neglect mending a small fault and 'twill soon be a great one.
where are the gods the gods hate us the gods have run away the gods have hidden in holes the gods are dead of the plague they rot and stink too there never were any gods there’s only death
For God must have more important universal matters to attend to than keeping himself busy with us, people! God is not interested in local matters!
In matters of trust and justice there can be no distinction between big problems and small, for the general principles which determine the conduct of men are indivisible. Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted in important affairs.
What they do not comprehend is man's helplessness. I am weak, small, of no consequence to the universe. It does not notice me; I live on unseen. But why is that bad? Isn't it that way? Whom the gods notice they destroy. Be small... and you will escape the jealousy of the great.
Whom the gods notice they destroy. Be small... and you will escape the jealousy of the great.
It does not do to neglect the gods of a place, whoever they may be. In the end, they are all one.
If we neglect our privileges, the gods take them from us.
Gods and wonders always appear, to attend the birth of kings.
In politics, reality and appearance are of equal importance. You cannot attend to one and neglect the other. A man must determine both what he is, and what others believe him to be.
Just as you would not neglect seeds that you planted with hope that they will bear vegetables and fruits and flowers, so must you attend to nourish the garden of your becoming.
The sensitivity of men to small matters, and their indifference to great ones, indicates a strange inversion.
Sadly, when pastors choose to neglect controversial issues, they do great damage to the spiritual growth of their congregates. We have generations of young people in our churches who simply believe what the world believes on social and moral issues, and they don't think biblically on these matters.
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