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Sentence count:165+79Posted:2016-07-15Updated:2026-10-12
Similar words: at hand, thank, thanks, other than, rather than, thanks to, no less than, no more than. Meaning: [ðæn; ð(ə)n]  conj.1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison): She's taller than I am. 2. (used after some adverbs and adjectives expressing choice or diversity, such as other, otherwise, else, anywhere, or different, to introduce an alternative or denote a difference in kind, place, style, identity, etc.): I had no choice other than that. You won't find such freedom anywhere else than in this country. 3. (used to introduce the rejected choice in expressions of preference): I'd rather walk than drive there. 4. except; other than: We had no choice than to return home. 5. when: We had barely arrived than we had to leave again. prep. 6. in relation to; by comparison with (usually fol. by a pronoun in the objective case): He is a person than whom I can imagine no one more courteous.. 
121. A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years. 
122. In all things, it is better to hope than to despair. 
123. There is something behind the throne greater than the king him-self. 
124. You can have no more of the fox than the skin. 
125. To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive. 
126. It is easier to fight for principles than to live up to them. 
127. Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad. Christina G. Rossetti 
128. In order to succeed[sentencedict.com], your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. Bill Cosby 
129. I was never less alone than when by myself. Edward Gibbon 
130. Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies. Friedrich Nietzsche 
131. Our patience will achieve more than our force. Edmund Burke 
132. The truth is more important than the facts. Frank Lloyd Wright 
133. To an active mind, indolence is more painful than labor. Edward Gibbon 
134. To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter. Euripides 
135. Young people are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and more fit for new projects than for settled business. Francis Bacon 
136. History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind. History and Historians. Edward Gibbon 
137. It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows. Erma Bombeck 
138. A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country. Edgar Watson Howe 
139. It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves. Francois de La Rochefoucauld 
140. The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and a rich estate. Euripides 
141. I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more,[www.Sentencedict.com] I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows. Drew Barrymore 
142. It is easier to love humanity than to love your neighbor. Eric Hoffer 
143. The only truly affluent are those who do not want more than they have. Erich Fromm 
144. Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little. Edmund Burke 
145. Fathers and sons are much more considerate of one another than mothers and daughters. Friedrich Nietzsche 
146. It is better to know how to learn than to know. Dr. Seuss 
147. Every deep thinker is more afraid of being understood than of being misunderstood. Friedrich Nietzsche 
148. What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given. Francois de La Rochefoucauld 
149. A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. Francis Bacon 
150. Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others. Fyodor Dostoyevsky 
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