Logo
Quote by Humphry Davy
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little

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

Other quotes by Humphry Davy

In the present state of our knowledge, it would be useless to attempt to speculate on the remote cause of the electrical energy… its relation to chemical affinity is, however, sufficiently evident. May it not be identical with it, and an essential property of matter? – Humphry Davy

Category:
Knowledge
Author
Humphry Davy
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
great
category

In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority. – James Madison

Category:
great

If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin. – Charles Darwin

Category:
great

There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow. – Orison Swett Marden

Category:
great

All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing. – Moliere

Category:
great

Random Quotes

Christianity emerged from the religion of Israel. Or rather, it has as its background a persistent strain in that religion. To that strain Christians have looked back, and rightly, as the preparation in history for their faith. – Kenneth Scott Latourette

Category:
Faith

Reason, Observation, and Experience — the Holy Trinity of Science. – Robert G. Ingersoll

Category:
Science

In my hometown there is a pub named after me – The Frome Flyer on Jenson Avenue. How cool is that?! – Jenson Button

Category:
cool