"There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate." ― Robert Frost Topic(s): Great More From Robert Frost "A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity." "The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom… in a clarification of life – not necessarily a great clarification, such as sects and cults are founded on, but in a momentary stay against confusion." "There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can’t move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies." More In Great "Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another’s great tribulation; not because any man’s troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself is pleasant."― Lucretius "There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief."― Aeschylus "Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind."― Theodore Roosevelt