Greatness Quotes

2048 Greatness quotes by 1107 unique authors

The safest kind of praise is to foretell that another will become great in some particular way. It has the greatest show of magnanimity and… — William Hazlitt
Men achieve a certain greatness unawares when working to another aim. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The great achievements of the past were the adventures of the past. Only the adventurous can understand the greatness of the past. — Alfred North Whitehead
When nature removes a great man, people explore the horizon for a successor; but none comes, and none will. His class is extinguished with him.… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The two maxims of any great man at court are, always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his word. — Jonathan Swift
The greatness of work is inside man. — Pope John Paul II
He only is a great man who can neglect the applause of the multitude and enjoy himself independent of its favor. — Joseph Addison
Anecdote: Greatness Means Leading the Way. No stream is large and copious of itself, but becomes great by receiving and leading on so many tributary… — Friedrich Nietzsche
There is no defense against reproach, but obscurity; it is a kind of concomitant to greatness. — Joseph Addison
Integrity is the first step to true greatness. Men love to praise, but are slow to practice it. To maintain it in high places costs… — Charles Simmons
The first element of greatness is fundamental humbleness (this should not be confused with servility); the second is freedom from self; the third is intrepid… — Margot Asquith
Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never consistent. It depends in part upon the myth-making imagination of humankind. The person who experiences greatness must… — Frank Herbert
What is greatness? Greatness is when you have found out that you are not great, but everything else is. — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
It's not how good you are it's how good you want to be — Paul Arden
The mind maketh good or ill, wretch or happy, rich or poor. — Edmund Spenser
What you subconsciously want, you will get. And what you subconsciously do not want, you will avoid. — Bo Sanchez
The secret to my success is that I bit off more than I could chew and I chewed as fast as I could. — Paul Hogan
The bolder the action, the greater the genius, magic and power that is likely to flow from it. — Robert Ringer
Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies. — Baltasar Gracian
Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise. — Muhammad Ali
Wisdom is the essential basis of greatness. — Wallace D. Wattles
Faith-not a faith in one's self or in one's own powers but faith in principle; in the Something Great which upholds right, and which may… — Wallace D. Wattles
Do not talk about your greatness; you are really, in essential nature, no great than those around you. — Wallace D. Wattles
Success is all about consistency around the fundamentals. — Robin Sharma
Choose to be in close proximity to people who are empowering, who appeal to your sense of connection to intention, who see the greatness in… — Wayne Dyer

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