Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles, and kindnesses, and small obligations, given habitually, are what win and preserve the heart and secure comfort

Quote by Humphrey Davy

Topics: Duty Quotes, Kindness Quotes, Life Quotes, Obligation Quotes

Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument...

Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument...

The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by my failures.

The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by my failures.

Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking something different

Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking something different

It's hard for corporations to understand that creativity is not just about succeeding. It's about...

It's hard for corporations to understand that creativity is not just about succeeding. It's about...

Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do, than what one can...

Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do, than what one can...

The greatest discoveries have come from people who have looked at a standard situation and...

The greatest discoveries have come from people who have looked at a standard situation and...

Give me but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the...

Give me but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the...

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by...

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by...

We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably...

We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably...

What a blessing this smoking is! Perhaps the greatest that we owe to the discovery...

What a blessing this smoking is! Perhaps the greatest that we owe to the discovery...

One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.

One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.

Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else...

Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has...

We can travel a long way and do many things, but our deepest happiness is...

We can travel a long way and do many things, but our deepest happiness is...

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

It's hard for corporations to understand that creativity is not just about succeeding. It's about...

It's hard for corporations to understand that creativity is not just about succeeding. It's about...

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new...

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new...

If others would but reflect on mathematical truths as deeply and as continuously as I...

If others would but reflect on mathematical truths as deeply and as continuously as I...

The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of...

The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of...

Love is a sudden revelation: a kiss is always a discovery

Love is a sudden revelation: a kiss is always a discovery

I would rather fail in a cause that will ultimately triumph than to triumph in...

I would rather fail in a cause that will ultimately triumph than to triumph in...