Small kindnesses, small courtesies, small considerations, habitually practiced in our social intercourse, give a greater charm to the character than the display of great talents and accomplishments.
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Related The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it. CHRISTIAN NEVELL BOVEE The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it. CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE In all the affairs of life, social as well as political, courtesies of a small and trivial character... HENRY CLAY Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and ap... HENRY CLAY Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and ap... HENRY CLAY Great achievements are nothing more than a collection of small accomplishments. JUSTIN YOUNG Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles, and kindn... HUMPHREY DAVY Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the gratefully and ... HENRY CLAY Even small efforts done persistently can lead to great accomplishments. JIM GENOVESE Small kindnesses can be big for someone. 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SEBASTIAN ROCH NICOLAS CHAMFORT Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones. NICOLAS CHAMFORT Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones. CHAMFORT Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindne... HUMPHRY DAVY Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindne... SIR HUMPHREY DAVY Keeping small nations enslaved because of the deals between the great nations or because of any prag... MIKHEIL SAAKASHVILI The Salem store has proven to be too small to display the full range of the product categories our o... BILL WELLS Our intent is to fill the Regional Park with every sign, large or small, that has been on display in... AUSTIN FESMIRE It only takes great faith to start small because,in the faith world small is big. 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GARY SMALL A lot of the raccoons we're getting are coming out of people's attics. Mom raccoons think it's a nic... SUE SMALL This is the way I used to hold that pitch. AARON SMALL Mel taught me a new grip on my sinker in spring training, and I've used it all year. It has really h... AARON SMALL All that mattered to me was to right the wrong and save my family. BRANDON SMALL I was hoping he (Dyer) would have taken responsibility for what he did, but that didn't happen. I ha... BRANDON SMALL She said she chose me. BRANDON SMALL I hated missing every bit of it up here. (Team trainers) were real cautious and careful with me, whi... AARON SMALL The reason we exist is to continue the legacy of the black cowboy in the Old West. WARREN SMALL The cuts in the loan program do not have any effect on money used by the student to meet the cost of... DAN SMALL What amazed me was how loud it was, AARON SMALL I'd go, but I'm not that brave. AARON SMALL There's a happy medium between doing baby yoga-doing Mommy and Me having a scheduled activity 6 days... ERIC SMALL We get baby squirrels, rabbits and raccoons with multiple bites. Just a few bites can have a devasta... SUE SMALL I'm deeply in love with my wife, and she's my best friend, and yet we share different viewpo... DAVID SMALL I'm accustomed to it. It's a truck that hooks up a lot of cables and is ready to shoot a football ga... GEORGE SMALL I'm hoping he's responsive to students. We [law students] still don't have our class and exam schedu... BRIAN SMALL He changed the grip on my sinker last spring and got it to sink more consistently. He had me put my ... AARON SMALL Mama had her little cough. Once or twice, some quiet sobbing, out of sight... Or the slamming of kit... DAVID SMALL We all have our natural memory techniques, ... All we're doing is helping people fine-tune the ones ... GARY SMALL The University and (the Financial Aid) office are concerned about the proposed rules. Since there is... DAN SMALL Based on current rates, this is high. DAN SMALL Think about how uncomfortable it is if you get three or four ant bites. Now think what it would be l... SUE SMALL This suggests the technology may be useful in early diagnosis and in tracking people over time. GARY SMALL It's hard to prove a lot of these things, but I'm convinced there's enough evidence that there is a ... GARY SMALL Initially there was disbelief. We all get up each day assuming that everything is going to be OK. Bu... GARY SMALL Research has shown that some simple memory training classes can go a long way in improving memory al... GARY SMALL The idea is use it or lose it, work out your brain cells so they can stay active and healthy. GARY SMALL If you reduce stress, eat a healthier brain diet [singling out foods like spinach, blueberries and s... GARY SMALL The number one reason why they're quitting is that it ceases to be fun, ... So why is it not fun? Be... ERIC SMALL Working out is definitely a good thing but you have to work out for the right reasons, ERIC SMALL Everyone wants a quick fix ERIC SMALL As San Antonio is to breast cancer, we want this to be for prostate cancer. ERIC SMALL I don't see any downside. ERIC SMALL We wanted our Government to see the faces of unemployment. ERIC SMALL The same theme runs throughout: They're playing one thing too much, ... Parents think their child is... ERIC SMALL
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