To be a great man it is necessary to know how to profit by the whole of our good fortune. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The demands that a great man makes are on himself; those of a petty man are upon others. — Confucius Copy Share Image
To be a great man it is necessary to turn to account all opportunities. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“But I understand your doubts. They're what make you a great man, not your certainties.” — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
I have a great many shortcomings, but writing for something on time has never bothered me. — Andre Previn Copy Share Image
To be a great man and a saint to oneself, that's the only important thing. — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
Obama likes to quote great men but will never be a great man himself. I can't stand it when our leader goes… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The risk is too great. A man cannot place too much faith in any one thing, neither a woman, nor a horse,… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
A great many people, and more all the time, live their entire lives without ever once sleeping out under the stars. — Alan S. Kesselheim Copy Share Image
Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
Salary is not life- be it fifty-hundred-thousand or five thousand rupees. Every great man gives the credit of his development to his… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
Don't eat anything your great-great grandmother wouldn't recognize as food. There are a great many food-like items in the supermarket your ancestors… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
“I myself, to be sure - I have as yet seen no great man. That which is great, the acutest eye is… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
My father was a really great man. I'll never forget the last thing he ever said to me. Nor will I ever… — John S. Hall Copy Share Image
I have never met a man [in the military], in or out of uniform, who ever said, "Let's use the missiles." They… — Clare Boothe Luce Copy Share Image
It remains true that great managers recognize individualities and focus on developing strengths rather than weaknesses. Great leaders, in sharp contrast, recognize… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
Fairness' is one of the great mantras of the left. Since everyone has his own definition of fairness, that word is a… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
It's unfortunate that we see a great many women settling. They think that simply because they have gotten the right to vote,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I feel angry that I can't be hypnotized. I'm not putting it down, and I'm not saying that it doesn't exist. I… — Theodore Sturgeon Copy Share Image
I think most people, if I asked, would say, "Yes, of course I believe." But I think for a great many of… — Frederick Buechner Copy Share Image
“Gates should have exceeded Washington as a military leader. He had long experience in a professional army and was more loved by… — John Ferling Copy Share Image
Subtract from the great man all that he owes to opportunity, all that he owes to chance, and all that he gained… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
The girl had a certain nobleness of imagination, which rendered her a good many services and played her a great many tricks.… — Henry James Copy Share Image
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This leads to a question - if a great many people are for a certain project, is it necessarily right? If the… — Frances Perkins Copy Share Image
The defect in wisdom and taste which exists among the majority of dancers is due to the bad education which they generally… — Jean-Georges Noverre Copy Share Image
“What would you have me do? Seek for the patronage of some great man, And like a creeping vine on a tall… — Edmond Rostand Copy Share Image
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To be a great man and a saint for oneself, that is the only important thing. — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
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It takes a great man to give sound advice tactfully, but a greater to accept it graciously. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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