A Quote by William Hazlitt

The truth is, we pamper little griefs into great ones, and bear great ones as well as we can.

William Hazlitt

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William Hazlitt
English - Critic
April 10, 1778 - September 18, 1830

Great sorrows have no leisure to complain: Least ills vent forth, great griefs within remain.

William Goffe

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Scott Niedermayer

There is nothing little in God; His mercy is like Himself-it is infinite. You cannot measure it. His mercy is so great that it forgives great sins to great sinners, after great lengths of time, and then gives great favours and great privileges, and raises us up to great enjoyments in the great heaven of the great God.

Charles Spurgeon

A little House well fill'd, a little Field well till'd, and a little Wife well will'd, are great Riches.

Benjamin Franklin

I feel that Pride and Prejudice is an incredibly well constructed novel on every level. The dialogue is great. The character development is great. The plotting is great. The pacing is great. The language is great.

Curtis Sittenfeld

Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it.

M. Scott Peck

I know that Boston is one of the great centers of intellectual culture as well as sport. It's one of the centers of America, with a great orchestra, great sports, great hospitals, and great universities.

Andris Nelsons

For sure working with Ferrari is a great pleasure. It's a great team, it's a great experience and it's a great dream as well to be there.

Felipe Massa

Great griefs medicine the less.

William Shakespeare

Not only do you need great lyrics, a great message, a great story, great vocals, great chords... you also need great instrumentation, great editing, great sonics, great mixing, and great mastering. It all comes together to make something truly great, and I think each element combines together to create a powerful impact on the consumer.

Joey Sturgis

To them belong, not only the truly great statesmen, but all other great reformers as well. Beside Frederick the Great stands Martin Luther as well as Richard Wagner.

Adolf Hitler

Light griefs are loquacious, but the great are dumb.

Mary Ann Shaffer

Great joys, like griefs, are silent.

Shackerley Marmion

Light griefs are plaintive , but great ones are dumb

Seneca the Younger

Great tragedies have great consequences. They ripple through the fabric of this world and the next. When the loss is too great for either world to bear, Everlost absorbs the shock, like a cushion between the two.