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A great sin can enter by a small door.

Proverbs and old sayings Welsh about sin

One does not become great by claiming greatness.

Proverbs and old sayings Zulu about greatness

Stubbornness is the greatest ill.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish

We have far greater compassion for another's misfortune than our pleasure in another's good fortune.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about pleasure, wealth, good, good luck

The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences.

Proverbs and old sayings Zen

Passion is of greater consequence than facts.

Proverbs and old sayings about consequences

The first noel:

The First No?l the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep,
On a cold winter's night that was so deep.

Chorus: 'No?l, No?l, No?l, No?l Born is...

Carols

O little town of bethlehem:

O little town of Bethlehem,
How still we see thee lie.
Above they deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by.

Yet in the dark streets shineth,
The everlasting light,
The hopes and fears of all...

Carols

Morning has broken:

Morning has broken, like the first morning,
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird.
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning,
Praise for them springing fresh from the word.

Sweet the rain's new fall,...

Traditional Songs

If there were no elephant in the jungle, the buffalo would be a great animal.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan

A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and rop makes an inundation.

Proverbs and old sayings

Laws control the lesser man; right conduct controls the greater one.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about conduct, rightness, man

Angels from the realms of glory

Angels, from the realms of glory,
Wing your flight o'er all the earth;
Ye, who sang creation's story,
Now proclaim Messiah's birth:
Come and worship, Come and worship
Worship Christ, the new-born King....

Carols

While Shepherds Watched

While shepherds watched
Their flocks by night
All seated on the ground
The angel of the Lord came down
And glory shone around
And glory shone around.

Fear not, he said,
For mighty dread
Had seized their...

Carols

All my Heart this Night Rejoices

All my heart this night rejoices,
As I hear, far and near, sweetest angel voices;
"Christ is born, " their choirs are singing,
Till the air, everywhere, now their joy is ringing.

Forth today the...

Carols

He Smiles Within His Cradle

He smiles within his cradle,
A babe with face to bright
it beams most like a mirror
Against a blaze of light:
This babe so burning bright.

This babe we now declare to you
Is Jesus Christ, our Lord;
He...

Carols

The Angels Song

Now let us sing the Angel's song
That rang so sweet and clear,
When heav'nly light and music fell
On earthly eye and ear;
To Him we sing, our Saviour King,
Who always deigns to hear:
Glory to God, and peace on earth....

Carols

The Race that Long in Darkness pined

The race that long in darkness pined,
Have seen a glorious Light;
The people dwell in day, who dwelt
In death s surrounding night.

To hail Thy rise, Thou better Sun,
The gathering nations come,...

Carols

Not he who has many ideas but he who has one conviction may become a great man.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans, man

If you know then it's a disaster, and if you don't know then it's a greater disaster.

Proverbs and old sayings about disaster

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