Greatness Quotes · Page 169

No man ever progressed to greatness and goodness but through great mistakes.

— Frederick William Robertson

A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to him; wherever he goes.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

One must choose between making a man or a citizen, for one cannot make both at the same time.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it fearlessly.

— Steve Maraboli

“A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or…

— George Washington

Make men work together show them that beyond their differences and geographical boundaries there lies a common interest.

— Jean Monnet

“Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess.”

— John C. Maxwell

A more conscious life is one in which a man is conscious not only of what he sees, but of the prejudices…

— Walter Lippmann

More power than all the success slogans ever penned by human hand is the realization for every man that he has but…

— Gabriel Heatter

You always know about the guys who are sorta like the moral winner. Then, all the sudden, a guy comes up -…

— Buster Douglas

The extreme greatness of Christianity lies in the fact that it does not seek a supernatural remedy for suffering but a supernatural…

— Simone Weil

I have known some men possessed of good qualities which were very serviceable to others, but useless to themselves; like a sun-dial…

— Jonathan Swift

It's pretty easy to kind of lose your way. Having kids is really helpful. They kind of disabuse you of the notion…

— Matt Damon

Don't focus on the adversity; focus on God. No matter what you go through, stay in faith, be your best each day…

— Joel Osteen

A human action becomes genuinely important when it springs from the soil of a clear-sighted awareness of the temporality and the ephemerally…

— Vaclav Havel

The organizations of men, like men themselves, seem subject to deafness, near-sightedness, lameness, and involuntary cruelty. We seem tragically unable to help…

— John Cheever

There is rough work to be done, and rough men must do it; there is gentle work to be done, and gentlemen…

— John Ruskin

Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Poor wretches that depend On greatness' favor, dream as I have done; Wake, and find nothing.

— William Shakespeare

Do not let other people take you to a dead-end when you can find your own path to greatness.

— Myron Sta Ana

There is nothing so wrong as accepting a thing merely because men who have done things say it should be so.

— Alfred Stieglitz

Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.

— Solon

“Fortunate, indeed, is the man who takes exactly the right measure of himself".”

— Anonymous

“To reproduce your life is to convert it into tangible products for the benefit of humanity.”

— Sunday Adelaja

in times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and eternity.

— Abraham Lincoln

“True greatness demands humility; the journey draws it from your struggling soul.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

You need a strong, tough leader to restore America's greatness. This is the best person to do that.

— Chris Christie

There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice.

— Ulysses S. Grant

“Some are born to greatness,” Flynn gestured to himself. “Others…” He eyed Marius. “Well, then there are just others.”

— Jamie Wyman

“We didn't come to the world just to entertain, we came to play remarkable roles, and our reward is to see you…

— Michael Bassey Johnson

Kindness is the essence of greatness and the fundamental characteristic of the noblest men and women I have known.

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

Tom Perez has brought integrity, passion, and tenacity to every job he's ever had.

— Jaime Harrison

One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.

— E. W. Howe

Clever men are impressed in their differences from their fellows. Wise men are conscious of their resemblance to them.

— R. H. Tawney

The man who is all morality and intellect, although he may be good and even great, is, after all, only half a…

— Thomas Huxley

“If you were really humble you would be great, because humility would never squander the magnificent gift of life.”

— Bryant McGill

“It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.”

— David Hume

The man who has done his level best... is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure.

— B. C. Forbes

It is not only arrogant, but it is profligate, for a man to disregard the world's opinion of himself.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Men are apt to be much more influenced by words than by the actual facts of the surrounding reality

— Ivan Pavlov