Attention Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“attention to trifles is inconsistent with great genius of every kind,”

— Plotinus

Sometimes people forget their own greatness.

— Jason Mraz

You can only begin to be great when you embrace a sense of your own ridiculousness.

— Alex Kapranos

Pathetic attitudes are not in keeping with greatness.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.

— Jack Kerouac

“just because you’re great at something doesn’t mean you’re good at everything. Unfortunately, this fact is routinely ignored by those who engage in—take a…

— Steven D. Levitt

Doing great requires that we become great people, and all of us can become great people.

— Les Brown

Everyone wants to do what the great ones do; but very few are willing to do what they did to become great

— Jon Gordon

People can do great things. However, there are some things they just CAN'T do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself…

— Brandon Sanderson

A certain excessiveness seems a necessary element in all greatness.

— Harvey Cushing