Lesser

Famous quotes containing the word lesser:

“It is not contrary to reason to prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of my finger. It is not contrary to reason for me to choose my total ruin, to prevent the least uneasiness of an Indian, or person wholly unknown to me. It is as little contrary to reason to prefer even my own acknowledged lesser good to my greater, and have a more ardent affection for the former than the latter.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)

“For one moment seek
a lesser beauty
and a lesser grace,
but you will find
no peace in the end
save in her presence.”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

“The ears of men are lesser agents of belief than their eyes.”
—Herodotus (c. 484–424 B.C.)