Greatness Quotes

Great men are always bad men.

— Anonymous

By the deeds know a man

— African Proverb

Observe all men; thy self most.

— Benjamin Franklin

We ask to be recognized as men.

— Chief Joseph

I'm chasing greatness.

— Cody Garbrandt

Do what thy manhood bids thee do.

— Richard Francis Burton

Greatness is earned not given.

— Anonymous

There's still time for greatness

— Andrew Craig

The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

He who works before dawn will soon be his own master.

— Vikrant Parsai

I am what I think I am, I am the Worlds Greatest... And I am.

— Cv Pillay

A man is never more serious than when he praise himself.

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

You gotta judge a man by his principles.

— Rick Ross

Every man over 40 should have a PSA test each year.

— Barry Bostwick

On the pinnacle of success man does not stand firm long.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Let each man have according to his deserts.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

— Thomas Fuller

“Our lives are a picture of what we ought to do, what we need to do, what we are planning to do…

— Sunday Adelaja

We are not won by arguments that we can analyze but by the tone and temper, by the manner which is the…

— Samuel Butler

Of all man's works of art, a cathedral is greatest. A vast and majestic tree is greater than that.

— Henry Ward Beecher

“And I guess a man’s importance in the world can be measured by the quality and number of his glories.”

— John Steinbeck

It wants to be, and proclaims itself to be, 'the greatest', but greatness is not required of a country; only goodness is.

— Sydney J. Harris

“Instead of you to be at the mercy of whatever they have made you into, rebuild your life into what it should…

— Sunday Adelaja

There is a glare about worldly success which is very apt to dazzle men's eyes.

— Augustus William Hare

Since, by your greatness, you Are nearer heaven in place; be nearer it In goodness: rich men should transcend the poor, As…

— Cyril Tourneur

“Our world is structured in such a way that you will be ignorant and unaware of the fact that your life is…

— Sunday Adelaja

“Men get out of countenance with themselves and others because they treat the means as the end, and so, from sheer doing,…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The affairs of life embrace a multitude of interests, and he who reasons in any one of them, without consulting the rest,…

— James F. Cooper

“There is no greatness apart from self control. Development that does not include personal government will only guarantee our mediocrity.”

— Graham Cooke

If you embark on a project as magnificent in concept as the brotherhood of man, it is foolish not to anticipate difficulties…

— Margaret Halsey

I think all men know better than they do; know that the institutions we so volubly commend are go-carts and baubles; but…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Forget not that the man who cannot enjoy his own natural gifts in silence, and find his reward in the exercise of…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Every subject's duty is the King's; but every subject's soul is his own. Therefore, should every soldier in the wars do as…

— William Shakespeare

But then there are the van Goghs and Hemingways and Mozarts, those who feel a hunger so deep, so far down, that…

— Deb Caletti

“What’s that around your neck?” asked Emily. “It’s a golden star.” Said Reed. “What did you get it for?” “Chemistry class.” “What’s…

— Rumi Antoinette

Countrymen, the task ahead is great indeed, and heavy is the responsibility; and yet it is a noble and glorious challenge -…

— Kwame Nkrumah

The Edith Head Trio, I would say, would be even less of a musical career than playing the accordion, particularly because I…

— Daniel Handler

Man's Unhappiness... comes of his Greatness; it is because there is an Infinite in him, with which all his cunning he cannot…

— Thomas Carlyle

It is a mistake to imagine that potentially great men are rare. It is the conditions that permit the promise of greatness…

— Fred Hoyle

America is my home - I believe in her promise and I will do what I can to secure that promise for…

— Alberto Gonzales