An unjust peace is better than a just war.
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
I’d rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I’d rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.
For truth is always strange; stranger than fiction.
The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.
It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.
Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.
True icons are larger than life, unforgettable with an elegance that’s mesmerizingly timeless.
I have more in common with a three-toed sloth or a one-eyed pterodactyl or a Kalamata olive than I have with Winston Churchill.
We live in a society of victimization, where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for themselves.
If future generations are to remember us more with gratitude than sorrow, we must achieve more than just the miracles of technology. We must also leave them a glimpse of the world as it was created, not just as it looked when we got through with it.
Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.
The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations.
Concern yourself more with accepting responsibility than with assigning blame. Let the possibilities inspire you more than the obstacles discourage you.
Something is better than nothing. Doin’ anything for a man, there’s investments involved, there’s time and production. It’s better to give him ten bucks and get a record out than to never record the cat.
Love the giver more than the gift.
In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction.
Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.
Beauty is worse than wine, it intoxicates both the holder and beholder.
Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness.
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
There is nothing more helpless and irresponsible than a man in the depths of an ether binge.
The Web as I envisaged it, we have not seen it yet. The future is still so much bigger than the past.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
For less than the cost of a Big Mac, fries and a Coke, you can buy a loaf of fresh bread and some good cheese or roast beef, which you will enjoy much more.
The ballot is stronger than the bullet.
An egg today is better than a hen to-morrow.
As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me.
Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are a form of money that’s a stable field that the government can’t destroy and can’t distort. Because its creation is governed by the laws of mathematics. It can’t happen any faster or slower than a certain rate, and it all sort of self-adjusts.
My father always said, ‘Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf’ – so I make sure I read.
If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
I soothe my conscience now with the thought that it is better for hard words to be on paper than that Mummy should carry them in her heart.
Attitudes are more important than facts.
We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
Nothing is worth more than this day.
Allah says in the Qur’an not to despise one another. So the criterion in Islam is not color or social status. It’s who is most righteous. If I go to a mosque – and I’m a basketball player with money and prestige – if I go to a mosque and see an imam, I feel inferior. He’s better than me. It’s about knowledge.
Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.
You will find something more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters.
There’s many a man has more hair than wit.
Grow in the root of all grace, which is faith. Believe God’s promises more firmly than ever. Allow your faith to increase in its fullness, firmness, and simplicity.
For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.
I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.
I think, to me, reality is better than being fake.
A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.
Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.
I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires.
I probably talk to myself more than I talk to anyone.
Nothing makes you feel better than when you get into a hotel bed, and the sheets feel so good. Why shouldn’t you wake up like that every day? Spend money on your mattress and bedding because these things make a difference on your sleep and, ultimately, your happiness.
There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
A man’s worth is no greater than his ambitions.
Little children, you are from God, and have conquered them; for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in this world.
When all is said and done, more is said than done.
It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But… it is better to be good than to be ugly.
It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.
Prevention is better than cure.
An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.
To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path. Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all you can give.
Nothing matters but the facts. Without them, the science of criminal investigation is nothing more than a guessing game.
Make a difference about something other than yourselves.
Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.
I would rather die than do something which I know to be a sin, or to be against God’s will.
Better a broken promise than none at all.
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
Sometimes it’s more about the journey than the destination.
There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man’s whole life is a succession of moment after moment. If one fully understands the present moment, there will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment.
I have so much chaos in my life, it’s become normal. You become used to it. You have to just relax, calm down, take a deep breath and try to see how you can make things work rather than complain about how they’re wrong.
It is better to look good than to feel good.
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
