Pygmy Quotes

We are Uzhbi, a consortium of pygmy philosophers. - Chris Ullman

The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pygmy in its proportions when it follows. - Charles M De Talleyrand

Subtract from the great man all that he owes to opportunity, all that he owes to chance, and all that he gained by the wisdom of his friends and the folly of his enemies, and the giant will often be seen to be a pygmy. - Charles Caleb Colton

Shall a man go and hang himself because he belongs to the race of pygmies, and not be the biggest pygmy that he can? - Henry David Thoreau

Journalism is a giant catapult set in motion by pygmy hatreds. - Honore De Balzac

If we're going to save the pygmy rabbit and many other native species that are at risk, we need to address the decline in habitat and we can't do that without the help of the Endangered Species Act. - Jon Marvel

For years, European leaders have pointed out that Europe is an economic giant, but a military pygmy. - Lord Robertson

Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings. - Oliver Herford