Best True Greatness Quotes

43 True Greatness quotes by 38 unique authors

Many people talk a lot about environmental preservation, but true greatness lies in putting these principles into practice and actually doing something about it. — Mata Amritanandamayi
God alone is the judge of true greatness because He knows men's hearts. — Mahatma Gandhi
The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on the spirituality of work. — Simone Weil
Making others happy, through kindness of speech and sincerity of right advice, is a sign of true greatness. To hurt another soul by sarcastic words,… — Paramahansa Yogananda
True greatness is measured by how much freedom you give to others, not by how much you can coerce others to do what you want. — Larry Wall
You and I, we must carry on, Gemma. I cannot afford the luxury of love. I must marry well. And now I must look after… — Libba Bray
True greatness, true leadership, is achieved not by reducing men to one's service but in giving oneself in selfless service to them. — J. Oswald Sanders
Let us remember, too, that greatness is not always a matter of the scale of one’s life, but of the quality of one’s life. True… — Spencer W. Kimball
A prophet's true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought. — Abraham Joshua Heschel
Life is made up of little things. It is very rarely that an occasion is offered for doing a great deal at once. True greatness… — Charles Simmons
The soul's true greatness is in loving God and in humbling oneself in His presence, completely forgetting oneself and believing oneself to be nothing; because… — Mary Faustina Kowalska
In humility alone lies true greatness, and knowledge and wisdom are profitable only in so far as our lives are governed by them. — Nicholas of Cusa
The true greatness of a person, in my view, is evident in the way he or she treats those with whom courtesy and kindness are… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
No man has come to true greatness who has not felt that his life belongs to his race, and that which God gives to him,… — Phillips Brooks
Always remember that true greatness does not have to be announced. Live with humility, with compassion and positive purpose, and live with that true greatness. — Michael Barbarulo
True greatness is not attained by giving orders, but by serving. — Mariane Corbito
Hemingway: All men fear death. It's a nraatul fear that consumes us all. We fear death because we feel that we haven't loved well enough… — Juan
Making others happy through kindness of speech and sincerity of advice is a sign of true greatness. — Paramahansa Yogananda

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