Greatness Quotes
2048 Greatness quotes by 1107 unique authors
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Meditation is the soul's perspective glass.
— Owen Feltham
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As machines become more and more efficient and perfect, so it will become clear that imperfection is the greatness of man.
— Ernst Fischer
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Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
— Jean de La Fontaine
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History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their…
— B. C. Forbes
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A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.
— Henry Ford
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I distrust Great Men. They produce a desert of uniformity around them and often a pool of blood too, and I always feel a little…
— E. M. Forster
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Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.
— Dag Hammarskjold
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Governor, why wouldn't anyone want to say the Pledge of Allegiance, unless they detested their own country or were ignorant of its greatness?
— Sean Hannity
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I am grateful that I didn't let fear get the best of me. It only holds you back from possibilities and greatness.
— Mariska Hargitay
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Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not.
— Nathaniel Hawthorne
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No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history.
— William Hazlitt
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Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.
— Dorothy Height
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Goodness makes greatness truly valuable, and greatness make goodness much more serviceable.
— Matthew Henry
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There would be no great men if there were no little ones.
— George Herbert
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You must lose a fly to catch a trout.
— George Herbert
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Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the…
— Napoleon Hill
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Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.
— Napoleon Hill
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When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.
— Napoleon Hill
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A great man's greatest good luck is to die at the right time.
— Eric Hoffer
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I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.
— Lou Holtz
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Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.
— Elbert Hubbard
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The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.
— Elbert Hubbard
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A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
— Elbert Hubbard
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The highest reward that God gives us for good work is the ability to do better work.
— Elbert Hubbard
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