Greatness Quotes · Page 121

What sets men at variance is but the treachery of language, for always they desire the same things.

— Antoine de Saint-Exupery

A superior who works on his own development sets an almost irresistible example.

— Peter Drucker

“Look not at the greatness of the evil past, but the greatness of the good to follow.”

— Thomas Hobbes

Rarely do they appear great before their valets. [Fr., Rarement ils sont grands vis-a-vis de leur valets-de-chambre.]

— Jean de la Bruyere

“God is not a thief. That which steals, kills and destroys is the devil - not God!”

— Jaachynma N.E. Agu

When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.

— Joseph Addison

“Worship is the marriage of two Spirits - the Spirit of God and the Spirit of man.”

— Jaachynma N.E. Agu

Men, generally going with the stream, seldom judge for themselves, and purity of taste is almost as rare as talent.

— Voltaire

Thank the Lord, Germanic democracy means just this: that any old climber or moral slacker cannot rise by devious paths to govern…

— Adolf Hitler

“The tragedy, however, is that you soon realize that the time you thought you had to fulfill the dreams had melted away…

— Sunday Adelaja

He lives out in Orchard Park. I mean, to be able to sit on the bench so patiently, for whatever part, and…

— Robert Creeley

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at…

— Benjamin Disraeli

And there is London!--England's heart and soul. By the proud flowing of her famous Thames, She circulates through countless lands and isles…

— Robert Montgomery

When the height of your expectations meets the height of your desires, use your maximum potential to guarantee nothing less than greatness.

— Jamie Timbre

Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power…

— Barack Obama

“The real distinction between being great and being less great seems to be the extent to which we are willing to be…

— Melanie Brown

“You're a greatness material! You're great in your own unique ways. Have you found the source of your greatness?”

— Assegid Habtewold

The great artist is one whom constraint exalts, for whom the obstacle is a springboard.

— Andre Gide

He who is lord of himself, and exists upon his own resources, is a noble but a rare being.

— Egerton Brydges

Those men who are commended by everybody must be very extraordinary men; or, which is more probable, very inconsiderable men.

— Sir Fulke Greville

He loves power. He loves control because others, you know, dad and stuff like that, but he's just a great guy. He's…

— Dennis Rodman

Presidential aspirants reach for the highest office to satisfy some yearning for greatness or even immortality.

— Robert Dallek

Humans have the remarkable ability to get exactly what they must have. But there is a difference between a 'must' and 'want'.

— Jim Rohn

“instead of being obsessed with watching greatness i'd rather do greatness”

— Nikko Hellstern

Your ego can become an obstacle to your work. If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your…

— Marina Abramovic

Real men are sadly lacking in this world, for when they are put to the test they prove worthless.

— Franz Liszt

“The tragedy of our age is that a greater percentage of people living today are only living in the dream world.”

— Sunday Adelaja

Where the hand of tyranny is long we do not see the lips of men open with laughter.

— Saadi

One thing that we often forget ... No one has ever made himself great by showing someone else how small he is.

— Anonymous

Every man is valued in this world as he shows by his conduct that he wishes to be valued.

— Jean de la Bruyere

Investment in public infrastructure is key to America's greatness and essential to our national security.

— Tom Malinowski

Calling me through LONG DISTANCE is a way of saying that you miss me. And that's a good sign that you still…

— ALYSSA

The majority of business men are not capable of an original thought, simply because they cannot escape the tyranny of reason.

— David Ogilvy

Most men are of naught more use in their lives but as machines for turning food into sh*t.

— Leonardo da Vinci

Men frequently do good only to give themselves opportunity of doing ill with impunity.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Time is truly one of the most important asset that anyone can possess”

— Sunday Adelaja

“You learn to see greatness when you happen upon it within yourself.”

— Sravani Saha Nakhro

“Whatever you have chosen to be your priority, set a time to it and be focused on achieving it.”

— Sunday Adelaja

Men looke not at the greatnesse of the evill past, but the greatnesse of the good to follow.

— Thomas Hobbes

Greatness brings no profit to people. God indeed, when in anger, brings greater ruin to great mens houses.

— Euripides