It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected …

John Steinbeck
483 citations
It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.
Hope
22

More Author Quotes

It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against a fish and loses had it coming. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.
..it's awful not to be loved. It's the worst thing in the world...It makes you mean, and violent, and cruel.
Time is more complex near the sea than in any other place, for in addition to the circling of the sun and the turning of the seasons, the waves beat out the passage of time on the rocks and the tides … ▶
We have only one story. All novels, all poetry, are built on the neverending contest in ourselves of good and evil. And it occurs to me that evil must constantly respawn, while good, while virtue, is … ▶
Hard-covered books break up friendships. You loan a hard covered book to a friend and when he doesn’t return it you get mad at him. It makes you mean and petty. But twenty-five cent books are differe … ▶

Most Cited Authors

27

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

27

Curated Author Quotes

82 Unforgettable 🦇 Batman Quotes