surpasses

Synonyms

exceed outmatch go past

Examples

Nothing surpasses the pleasures of idleness: even if the end of the world were to come, I would not leave my bed at an ungodly hour. Emil Cioran

Your Christians, whom one persecutes in vain, Have something in them that surpasses the human. They lead a life of such innocence, That the heavens owe them some recognition: That they arise the stronger the more they are beaten down Is hardly the result of common virtues. Pierre Corneille

I am convinced that the unwritten knowledge scattered among men of different callings surpasses in quantity and in importance anything we find in books, and that the greater part of our wealth has yet to be recorded. Gottfried Leibniz

One day of rain far surpasses a whole year of drought. Malawi Proverb

Patience surpasses learning. Dutch Proverb

Cunning surpasses strength. German Proverb