The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire. W. R. Alger.
The lion is not so fierce as painted. Fuller.
The lips of the righteous feed many; but fools 20 die for want of wisdom. Bible.
The litigant, unlike the goose, never gets trust (trussed), although he may be roasted and dished. John Willock.
The little done vanishes from the sight of man who looks forward to what is still to do. Goethe.
The little foolery that wise men have makes a great show. As You Like It, i. 2.
The little man is still a man. Goethe.
The little mind will not by daily intercourse 25 with great minds become one inch greater; but the noble man ... will, by a knowledge of, and familiar intercourse with, elevated natures, everyday make a visible approximation to similar greatness. Goethe.
The little that a just man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. Bible.
The lives of the best of us are spent in choosing between evils. Junius.