Noun
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Source: WordNetIt takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature. Henry James
A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. Saul Bellow
The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it. Edith Wharton
Kif is like fire; a little warms, a great deal burns. Moroccan Proverb
He who knows a great deal has a hundred eyes. Tibetan Proverb
He gains a great deal who loses a vain hope. Italian Proverb