Greatness Quotes

2048 Greatness quotes by 1107 unique authors

None, but people of strong passion are capable of rising to greatness. — Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
I think some of the most celebrated moments in human achievement should be those times when everything is going against a person and they are… — Ryan Hall
Thus I urge you to go onto your greatness if you believe it is in you. Think deeply and separate what you wish from what… — Percy Cerutty
Those who cannot feel the littleness of great things in themselves are apt to overlook the greatness of little things in others. — Okakura Kakuzo
Leave greatness to others. Become so small that no one can see you. This conviction results from growing devotion to the supreme reality. — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own. When one becomes spiritual, the ego… — Ramakrishna
Buried deep within each of us is a spark of greatness, a spark than can be fanned into flames of passion and achievement. That spark… — James Arthur Ray
Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that. — Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire
His readiness to undergo persecutions for his beliefs, the high moral character of the men who believed in him and looked up to him as… — William Montgomery Watt
Man is the being, among whom only a small minority of the elite ones, find the Greatness of Glorious God, from the study of things… — Muhammad Atta-ullah Faizani
No tongue is able to declare the greatness of the love that Jesus bears to every soul: and therefore this Spouse, when he would leave… — Peter of Alcantara
I come, O Lord, unto Thy sanctuary to see the life and food of my soul. As I hope in Thee, O Lord, inspire me… — Clare of Assisi
Let every knee bend before Thee, O greatness of my God, so supremely humbled in the Sacred Host. May every heart love Thee, every spirit… — Margaret Mary Alacoque
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Few have excellence thrust upon them ... They achieve it. They do not achieve it unwittingly by doing… — John W. Gardner
May I stress the need for courageous, intelligent, and dedicated leadership... Leaders of sound integrity. Leaders not in love with publicity, but in love with… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
O eloquent, just, and mighty Death! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded; what none hath dared, thou hast done; and whom all the world… — Walter Raleigh
Disappointment and adversity can be catalysts for greatness. There's something particularly exciting about being the hunter, as opposed to the hunted. And that can make… — Cathy Freeman
Don't settle for average. You were made for greatness. — Victoria Osteen
In your hands you hold the seeds of failure or the potential for greatness. Your hands are capable, but they must be used and for… — Zig Ziglar
Each of us will one day be judged by our standard of life, not by our standard of living; by our measure of giving, not… — William Arthur Ward
We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage. — William Howard Taft
We are very near to greatness: one step and we are safe; can we not take the leap? — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Poverty often hides her charms under an ugly mask; yet thousands have been forced into greatness by their very struggle to keep the wolf from… — Orison Swett Marden
Service to many leads to greatness- great respect, great satisfaction. — Jim Rohn
Both desire and imagination are stored in the mind of the individual and when stretched, both have the potential to position a person for greatness. — Eric Thomas

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