Best Great Man Quotes

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Sooner will a camel pass through a needle's eye than a great man be "discovered" by an election. — Adolf Hitler
In like manner the effect of every action is measured by the depth of the sentiment from which it proceeds. The great man knew not… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The man who is wise enough to know the right thing to do, who is good enough to wish to do only the right thing,… — Wallace D. Wattles
The average person's idea of a great man, rather than one who serves, is of one who succeeds in getting himself served. — Wallace D. Wattles
The really great man is often considered selfish by a large group of people who are connected with him and who feel that he might… — Wallace D. Wattles
[At the end of the story, its main character, Tom] is now a great man of science, and can plan railroads, and steam-engines, and electric… — Charles Kingsley
I am weary seeing our laboring classes so wretchedly housed, fed, and clothed, while thousands of dollars are wasted every year over unsightly statues. If… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success. — Otto von Bismarck
If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man… — Alphonse de Lamartine
The sign of a great man is that the closer you get, the greater he seems. — Israel Meir Kagan
When a great man dies, for years the light he leaves behind him, lies on the paths of men. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child. — Confucius
Adversity toughens manhood, and the characteristic of the good or the great man is not that he has been exempt from the evils of life,… — Patrick Henry
Jim Fregosi was not only one of the most respected men in baseball, he was a great man. He was a player's manager. He had… — Lenny Dykstra
Maybe I'm not a great man but I damn well want to break the record. — Roger Maris
Home life's great, man. The kids are great, happy and healthy. I've reached this sort of wonderful precipice. — Ryan Phillippe
He was a great man. And he was also me. — Jeff Goldblum
The Old Religion, as we call it, is closer in spirit to Native American traditions or to shamanism of the Arctic. It is not based… — Starhawk
Don't try to be a great man. Just be a man and let history make its own judgements. — Jonathan Frakes
But my father was also the one who told me I needed to clean up my mouth or I'd never find a man. What's very… — Zosia Mamet
Were a star quenched on high,For ages would its light,Still travelling downward from the sky,Shine on our mortal sight. So when a great man dies,For… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Once upon a time, I dreamed of becoming a great man. Later, a good man. Now, finally, I find it difficult enough and honor enough… — Edward Abbey
Public opinion contains all kinds of falsity and truth, but it takes a great man to find the truth in it. The great man of… — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Juan Fangio was the great man of racing, whilst Stirling Moss was the epitome of a racing driver. — Jackie Stewart
I don't believe in stereotypes, I prefer to hate people on a more personal basis. The measure of a truly great man is the courtesy… — Mahatma Gandhi

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