A thousand friends are few; one enemy is too many.
A woman's work is worth more than the talk of a thousand men.
She wished she could visit Mariam's grave, to sit with her awhile, leave a flower or two. But she sees now that it doesn't matter. Mariam is never very far.... Mariam is in her own heart, where she shines with the bursting radiance of a thousand suns...
Saruman: If the wall is breached, Helm's Deep will fall. Wormtongue: Even if it is breached, it will take a number beyond reckoning, thousands, to storm the keep. Saruman: Tens of thousands. Wormtongue: But, my lord, there is no such force. [they go ...
Determination could easily become obsession.
It's like eight thousand birds, Charles! Charles! Isn't it like eight thousand birds?
Even a snail will eventually reach its destination.
I will follow you to the ends of the world.
Give sustenance, Allah. Give sustenance to me.
But thought has no eyelids to close or ears to block...
Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
Adversity hath slain her thousand, but prosperity her ten thousand.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Just imagine, the thousands and thousands of concerts that take place every single day, all over the world. And the positive effect that they would have on the people listening. Now imagine a world without this. This void... it is unthinkable.
Better a thousand enemies outside the tent than one within.
It is easy to get a thousand soldiers, but difficult to get one general.
In a tree that you can't climb, there are always a thousand fruits.
If one man praises you, a thousand will repeat the praise.
Words have no wings but they can fly many thousands of miles.
One man cut the barrage, and a thousand people fell into the river.
One bad experience is worth more than a thousand threats.
