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Small Man Quotes

A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.

A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.

Confucius
Men, Great Men, Small Man

The gentleman sees what is right while the small man sees what is profitable.

Confucius
Men, Gentleman, Small Man

I do date quite small men. And one large man! Just one.

Alexa Chung
Men, Small Man, Just One
Source: www.elle.com

To a small man every greater is an exaggeration.

Henry David Thoreau
Men, Exaggeration Is, Small Man
Henry David Thoreau (2013). “The Selected Essays of Henry David Thoreau”, p.95, Simon and Schuster

A small man can be just as exhausted as a great man.

Arthur Miller
Men, Exhausted, Small Man
1949 Linda. Death of a Salesman, act1.

A tall, well-built man with a deep chest and broad shoulders can carry a heavy burden with ease and unconcern, and still keep one hand free; a dwarf would be crushed by half that weight. Thus lofty posts make great men greater still, and small men much smaller.

Jean de la Bruyere
Men, Office, Small Man
"Of Man". "Characters", Book by Jean De La Bruyère, www.ourcivilisation.com. 1688.

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