Than Quotes

I will far rather see the race of man extinct than that we should become less than beasts by making the noblest of God's creation, woman, the object of our lust.

The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company.

Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

Never has the political class or the mainstream media that covers them been more out of touch with the American people than they are today.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

A good job is more than just a paycheck. A good job fosters independence and discipline, and contributes to the health of the community. A good job is a means to provide for the health and welfare of your family, to own a home, and save for retirement.

Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all wars - yes, an end to this brutal, inhuman and thoroughly impractical method of settling the differences between governments.

We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.

Every book you pick up has its own lesson or lessons, and quite often the bad books have more to teach than the good ones.

Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.

To me - old age is always ten years older than I am.

Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.

Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.

A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.

The American culture promotes personal responsibility, the dignity of work, the value of education, the merit of service, devotion to a purpose greater than self, and at the foundation, the pre-eminence of family.

Writers mean more than they say and say more than they mean.

In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival.

Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.

You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.

It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when played by a sister or near relation.

The essential elements of giving are power and love - activity and affection - and the consciousness of the race testifies that in the high and appropriate exercise of these is a blessedness greater than any other.

We should never lose an occasion. Opportunity is more powerful even than conquerors and prophets.

That we are not much sicker and much madder than we are is due exclusively to that most blessed and blessing of all natural graces, sleep.

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.