Greatness Quotes

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Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind. — Aristotle
For it is in giving that we receive. — Francis of Assisi
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. — Marcus Aurelius
There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility. — Abu Bakr
No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and excellence of what is over… — Charles Kendall Adams
Human relations are built on feeling, not on reason or knowledge. And feeling is not an exact science; like all spiritual qualities, it has the… — Amelia Barr
We shall never resolve the enigma of the relation between the negative foundations of greatness and that greatness itself. — Jean Baudrillard
Is there not some chosen curse, some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man who owes his… — Joseph Addison
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry… — Henry Ward Beecher
He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own. — Henry Ward Beecher
Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other. — Erma Bombeck
The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need. — Napoleon Bonaparte
All your youth you want to have your greatness taken for granted; when you find it taken for granted, you are unnerved. — Elizabeth Bowen
Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down. — Ray Bradbury
The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some… — Phillips Brooks
Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. — Les Brown
Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner. — Les Brown
You must remain focused on your journey to greatness. — Les Brown
Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles. — Thomas Browne
An ignorance of means may minister to greatness, but an ignorance of aims make it impossible to be great at all. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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