Greatness Quotes · Page 147

“A man never discloses his character so clearly as when he descibes another's”

— Jean Paul Richter

What enables us to achieve our greatness contains the seeds of our destruction.

— Jim Valvano

Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than tolerated.

— Philibert Joseph Roux

Every man has a secret ambition: To outsmart horses, fish and women.

— Mark Twain

There are no great men, just great circumstances, and how they handle those circumstances will determine the outcome of history.

— William Halsey

“A man shows he's a man by the way he corresponds to the expectations of those who are naive.”

— Torey Haydden

“The seed of greatness is at work in me! I am protected on every side;I am a Success.”

— Anyaele Sam Chiyson

The farther a man knows himself to be free from perfection, the nearer he is to it.

— Anonymous

I'm not looking forward to a specific person per se; I'm just excited to meet everyone. I respect greatness and I'm just…

— Arian Foster

I saw that a humble man, with the blessing of the Lord, might live on a little; and that where the heart…

— John Woolman

Governor, why wouldn't anyone want to say the Pledge of Allegiance, unless they detested their own country or were ignorant of its…

— Sean Hannity

“The only thing you can do with the dreams when you realize it’s already morning is to regret wasting your life while…

— Sunday Adelaja

Jesus Christ belonged to the true race of prophets. He saw with open eye the mystery of the soul. Drawn by its…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Great people have a vision of their lives that they practice emulating each and every day. They go to work on their…

— Michael Gerber

Whatever comes out of despair cannot bear the title of valor, which should be lifted up to such a height that holding…

— Philip Sidney

A low capacity for getting along with those near us often goes hand in hand with a high receptivity to the idea…

— Eric Hoffer

Men never do anything right. And if they do something right, they'll never do it again.

— Anonymous

The Englishmen is at his best on the links and at his worst in the Cabinet.

— George Bernard Shaw

“You shall find there a man who is the abstract of all faults that all men follow.”

— William Shakespeare

Though the boot may fit the foot, one can rarely stand in the tread of his own reputation.

— Wes Fesler

“Discover and understand the true essence of time so as to know how best to utilize and effectively manage it”

— Sunday Adelaja

Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.

— John W. Gardner

Let all Men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly: Men freely ford that see the shallows.

— Benjamin Franklin

“He mistook, as the cleverest men often do mistake, in underrating the cruelty of women.”

— Ouida

“You can be anything you want to be; it all depends on how you convert your time”

— Sunday Adelaja

A great man scarcely knows how he dines, how he dresses; but without railing or precision, his living is natural and poetic.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Actually men are closer to having the ability to act egoistic when it comes to a crisis situation.

— Ruben Ostlund

“You will need an evidence to show the world that you didn’t waste your time here on earth.”

— Sunday Adelaja

All that is great cannot be possessed - and that is one of the most foolish things man goes on doing.

— Anonymous

Focusing solely on what you can potentially do better than any other organization is the only path to greatness.

— James C. Collins

“great minds save before they spend, but idiots spend as soon as the income arrives, they never plan because they never save”

— Anath Lee Wales

[The] vain and transitory scenes of human greatness are unworthy of a serious thought.

— Edward Gibbon

Time is the coin of life. Only you can determine how it will be spent.

— Anonymous

Few are open to conviction, but the majority of men are open to persuasion

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.

— Baron de Montesquieu

'Day Men' provides a magnificent challenge in that it deals with a secret society within a secret society.

— Brian Stelfreeze

He who reflects on another man's want of breeding, shows he wants it as much himself

— Plutarch

After thirty-five a man begins to have thoughts about women; before that he has feelings.

— Austin O'Malley

...greatness sympathises with greatness, and littleness shrinks into itself.

— William Hazlitt

“Your greater purpose is already written in the fabric of your being; your purpose awaits your arrival.”

— Bryant McGill