Greater may refer to:
- Greatness, the state of being great
- Greater than, in inequality
- In terms of geography and politics it is used in referring to a region or place together with the surrounding area, therefore implying expansive area and/or influence
Famous quotes containing the word greater:
“I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
“There is no greater sorrow than to recall a happy time in the midst of wretchedness.”
—Dante Alighieri (1265–1321)
“The richest princes and the poorest beggars are to have one great and just judge at the last day who will not distinguish between them according to their ranks when in life but according to the neglected opportunities afforded to each. How much greater then, as the opportunities were greater, must be the condemnation of the one than of the other?”
—Samuel Richardson (1689–1761)