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A subject for a great poet would be God boredom after the seventh day of creation.

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.

Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.

The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, We did it ourselves.

A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.

The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I do not mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.

We are persuaded that good Christians will always be good citizens, and that where righteousness prevails among individuals the Nation will be great and happy. Thus while just government protects all in their religious rights, true religion affords to government it is surest support.

If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants.

Two great European narcotics, alcohol and Christianity.

For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you have accomplished something. That to me has taken over a lot of the energy and competitiveness for basketball.

Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven.

A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness.

I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.

Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I will forgive Thy great big joke on me.

France, and the whole of Europe have a great culture and an amazing history. Most important thing though is that people there know how to live! In America they've forgotten all about it. I am afraid that the American culture is a disaster.

I have noticed... that men usually leave married women alone and are inclined to treat all wives with respect. This is no great credit to married women.