Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
He is neither a strategist nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general. Other than that he's a great military man. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the child grows up, it disappears without a trace. It may happen that this boy will become a real painter some day, or even a great painter. But then he will have to begin everything again, from zero. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
What we feel and think and are is to a great extent determined by the state of our ductless glands and viscera. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that, he's a great military man, I want you to know that. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence and the great welcome them out of vanity or need. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, how hopeless the outlook how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake. A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>