lit-tle / 'lidl
adjective not big; tiny Little deeds are like little seeds, they grow to flowers or to weeds. Daniel D. Palmer, 1845-1913 young All little girls should be told they’re pretty, even if they aren’t. Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962 not largely populated Gossiping is the plague of little towns. George Sand, 1804-1876 narrow ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519 not much Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Helen Keller, 1880-1968 brief To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886 weak; not forceful In each of us, there is a little voice that knows exactly which way to go. Alice Walker, 1944- of a certain amount, usually preceded by a A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. Alexander Pope. 1688-1744 trivial The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little. Jon Kabat-Zinn, 1944- small in scope To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can himself attain greatness. Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849 adverb in a small amount I am the product of many whose lives have touched mine, from the famous, distinguished, and powerful to the little known and the poor. Dorothy Height, 1912-2010 not at all Democratic nations care but little for what has been, but they are haunted by visions of what will be. Alexis de Tocqueville, 1805-1859 Noun small amount, degree, etc. Nature never hurries: atom by atom, little by little, she achieves her work. Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882 a short time or distance A sudden dart when a little over a hundred feet from the end of the track, or a little over 120 feet from the point at which it rose into the air, ended the flight. Orville Wright, 1871-1948