Small Sayings Super Integrated Thematic Unit
Some amazing small sayings gathered from far and wide.
Can you see any connections or patterns between these? What do they say about our world?
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Small Sayings
"The little things are infinitely the most important" Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
" Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." Albert Einstein.
To be able to find beauty in small things makes it possible for you to find beauty in everything.
It is the little things that make the world work.
To do big tasks you can only take one small step at a time.
Count your blessings, never overlooking the small ones, for a lot of small ones add up to a bigger one.
Remember to keep it short and sweet.
A little something is worth more than a lot of nothing.
Size does matter and shorter is hotter.
Height is relative. In a room the height of people is noticeable. Next to a very tall building, the height of people does not make much of a difference. Looking from an airplane or from the moon, the height of people on the ground is insignificant.
Short men are in short supply - that means short guys get to choose.
Bigger doesn't necessarily mean better.
Education is a life long process that happens in short intervals.
Everything that is tall and long is composed of short and small pieces.
The truth of the matter about Spirit - the further you are from Spirit the smaller you feel.
In our global society every one has a small role to play.
It's a small world after all.
Help family and friends in times of need, small or large.
It is the small things in life that make life spectacular.
The best way to grow is by surrounding yourself with brilliant people.
The size of a person's true self is more important than the size of his body.
All great things began with one small effort.
Yep, before they became big and tall they were all once short and small.
Enjoy life„ it's a short ride!
Good things come in small packages.
One of the distinct advantages about being short is that people have a tendency to underestimate you so it only takes half the effort to impress.
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. Henry Ford (1863 - 1947)
"It's easier to talk about small things because the big things in life are far too complex and painful." quote from a book review of God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
More Small Sayings
On July 20th, 1969, a human first set foot on the Moon watched by about one billion people world-wide. As Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, he said: "That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind."
Atoms are small and basic building blocks of the universe; regardless of how big an object appears, in its true state all things are inherently small
Small wonder.
Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you
to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have
crossed the mountain. Unknown
The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention. Anonymous
Small service is true service while it lasts.
Of humblest friends, bright creature! scorn not one:
The daisy, by the shadow that it casts,
Protects the lingering dewdrop from the sun. William Wordsworth (1770–1850)
We can do no great things; only small things with great love. Mother Teresa
"Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead, anthropologist
It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it. Steven Wright
One rain drop raises the sea.
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit. Aesop (~550 BC)
Do not let great ambitions overshadow small success. (Chinese proverb)
Just like the falling rainbow Just like the stars in the sky Life should never feel small. Vearncombe, Black, "Paradise"
To be brilliant there is a requirement that you be a little bit crazy.
I do not want to die. . . until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown. Kathe Kollwitz
One kernel is felt in a hogshead; one drop of water helps to swell the ocean; a spark of fire helps to give light to the world. None are too small, too feeble, too poor to be of service. Think of this and act. Hannah More
Between the great things we cannot do and the small things we will not do, the danger is that we shall do nothing. Adolph Monod
A journey of a thousand miles starts with one small step.
The person who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. Anonymous
If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear. Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by A. A. Milne
It is hard to be brave, when you're only a Very Small Animal. Piglet, Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by A. A. Milne
There is always a "lttl" boy inside every grown man.
If you really do put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price. Anonymous
Sometimes all you need is a little dose of courage, a pinch of wisdom, a sprinkling of hope.
All grown-ups were once small - though few remember it.
Everyday the world gets smaller and smaller and who knows, you could be in my neck of the woods, or I in yours.
Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
You kids today have it easy. When I was a kid everything was HUGE. My dad was nearly four times bigger than me. You couldn't even see the tops of counters.... Then gradually everything became smaller until it was the manageable size it is today. Bizarro (comic strip)
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop (~550 BC), The Lion and the Mouse
Human beings are thinking creatures. All that you achieve and all that you fail to achieve is the direct result of something small as a thought. Your body does not limit your thought. You the individual has the power of limiting or expanding your thought.
It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants. William Cobbett
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. Jonathan Kozol
Little things can mean a lot.
Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves. Dale Carnegie
Challenges large and small, by choice or by chance - life happens.
If you are small you have room to grow, but if you have grown where do you go?
Tolerance of weakness (in your self and others) is a prerequisite for the discovery of power, for any exercise of strength motivated by an avoidance of weakness is not genuine power. This is a rule of thumb. Thomas Moore in Care of the Soul.
"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future." J.R.R. Tolkien
He has not grown up but he is so wise. (pun)
"Smallness and inadequacy is the "open sesame" to a future and the the unfolding of potentiality." Thomas Moore in Care of the Soul.
We can do no great things, only small things with great love. Mother Theresa.
Wonderful things are always around us in the little and simple things that we take for granted.
Small but perfectly formed.
Laugh a little to lift your spirits a lot.
