Acquaintance Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

In all your relations to men be great, just, generous, courteous, and kindly. The great are never otherwise.

— Wallace D. Wattles

The reason why great men meet with so little pity or attachment in adversity, would seem to be this: the friends of a great…

— Charles Caleb Colton

He that can enjoy the intimacy of the great, and on no occasion disgust them by familiarity, or disgrace himself by servility, proves that…

— Charles Caleb Colton

Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.

— Walter Savage Landor

The world sees only the reflection of merit; therefore when you come to know a really great man intimately, you may as often find…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Great men suffer hours of depression through introspection and self-doubt. That is why they are great. That is why you will find modesty and…

— Bruce Barton

Greatness is always envied - it is only mediocrity that can boast of a host of friends.

— Marie Corelli

Men seek to be great; they would have offices, wealth, power, and fame. They think that to be great is to possess one side…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The true greatness of a person, in my view, is evident in the way he or she treats those with whom courtesy and kindness…

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

There is a kind of grandeur and respect which the meanest and most insignificant part of mankind endeavor to procure in the little circle…

— Joseph Addison

A great man isn't the one who can show all his greatness, but great man is the one who can show his Humility upon…

— Anonymous

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around…

— Anonymous