The great distinction between mediæval art and modern is, that the former was brought into the service of religion and the latter is not. Ruskin.
The great doers in history have always been 15 men of faith. Chapin.
The great duty of life is not to give pain; and the most acute reasoner cannot find an excuse for one who voluntarily wounds the heart of a fellow-creature. Fredrika Bremer.
The great error of our nature is, not to know where to stop, not to be satisfied with any reasonable acquirement, not to compound with our condition; but to lose all we have gained by an insatiable pursuit after more. Burke.
The great event for the world is, now as always, the arrival in it of a new wise man. Carlyle.
The great facts are the near ones. Emerson.
The great felicity of life is to be without perturbation. 20 Sen.
The great hope of society is individual character. Channing.
The great make us feel, first of all, the indifference of circumstances. Emerson.
The great man does, in good truth, belong to his own age; nay, more so than any other man; being properly the synopsis and epitome of such age with its interests and influences; but belongs likewise to all ages, otherwise he is not great. Carlyle.