It is no small commendation to manage a little well. He is a good waggoner that can turn in a little room. Bp. Hall.
It is no such heinous matter to fall afflicted, as, being down, to lie dejected. S. Chrysostom.
It is no wonder man's religion has much suffering in it; no wonder he needs a suffering God. George Eliot.
It is nobler to become great than to be born great. Pr.
It is nobler to convert souls than to conquer 30 kingdoms. Louis le Debonnaire.
It is not a question how much a man knows, but what use he can make of what he knows. J. G. Holland.
It is not advisable to reward where men have the tenderness not to punish. L'Estrange.
It is not always necessary that the true should embody (verkörpere) itself; enough if it hovers around spiritually and produce accordance (Uebereinstimmung) in us; if it hover (wogt) through the atmosphere in earnest friendly tones like the sound of bells. Goethe.
It is not an unhealthy (kränkelnde) moral philosophy, but a sturdy morality that is of any profit to us. Feuchtersleben.
It is not because of his toils that I lament for 35 the poor; we must all toil, or steal, which is worse; no faithful workman finds his task a pastime.... But what I do mourn over is that the lamp of his soul should go out; that no ray of heavenly, or even earthly, knowledge should visit him; but only in the haggard darkness, like two spectres, Fear and Indignation bear him company. Carlyle.