Not the glittering weapon fights the fight, but 10 the hero's heart. Serv. Pr.
Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather he who offers faithful service in small matters is most welcome to one who would achieve what is good and lasting. Goethe.
Not this man and that man, but all men make up mankind, and their united tasks the task of mankind. Carlyle.
Not to attempt a gallant deed for which one has the impulse may be braver than the doing of it. J. M. Barrie.
Not to believe in God, but to acknowledge Him when and wheresoever He reveals Himself, is the one sole blessedness of man on earth. Goethe.
Not to desire or admire, if a man could learn 15 it, were more / Than a walk all day like the sultan of old in a garden of spice. Tennyson.
Not to know me argues yourselves unknown. Milton.
Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to continue always a child. Cic.
Not to return one good office for another is inhuman; but to return evil for good is diabolical. Sen.
Not to see the wood for the trees, i.e., the whole for the details. Ger. Pr.