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Littles Quotes - Page 339

There are certain times when most people are in a disposition of being informed, and 'tis incredible what a vast good a little truth might do, spoken in such seasons.

Alexander Pope, William Warburton (1751). “The Works of Alexander Pope: Esq., with His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements; as They Were Delivered to the Editor a Little Before His Death; Together with the Commentaries and Notes of Mr. Warburton”, p.10

Praise is like ambergrease: a little whiff of it, and by snatches, is very agreeable; but when a man holds a whole lump of it to your nose, it is a stink, and strikes you down.

Alexander Pope, Alexander Chalmers (1807). “A Supplementary Volume to the Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Containing Pieces of Poetry, Not Inserted in Warburton's and Warton's Editions : and a Collection of Letters, Now First Published”, p.129

When you're locked up in here for life, you learn to welcome the little freedoms.

Alexander Gordon Smith (2010). “Escape from Furnace 1: Lockdown”, p.57, Faber & Faber

I hate online bullying. Those little comment boxes can brim with the most vicious, acidic, and pointless remarks.

"Alexa Chung Wants Online Bullying to Stop" by Sharon Clott, www.thecut.com. March 18, 2010.

Everyone can use a little beauty.

Alex Flinn (2015). “Four Beastly Kendra Chronicles Collection: Beastly, Lindy's Diary, Bewitching, Mirrored”, p.73, HarperCollins

Our first show, A Little Nightmare Music, encompasses a lot of zany humor with beautiful classical music.

"Can Classical Musicians Be Funny?". Interview with Graham Meyer, www.chicagomag.com. October 17, 2013.