Great man Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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 esteem of good men is the reward of our worth, but the reputation of the world in general is the gift of our…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Every man is prompted by the love of himself to imagine that he possesses some qualities, superior, either in kind or degree, to those…

— Samuel Johnson

The worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have…

— Michel de Montaigne

'Tis better to be known as a good man than a great one, for greatness is an assessment of mortals; goodness a gift of…

— Spark Matsunaga

We should not judge a man's merits by his great qualities, but by the use he makes of them.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Speaking generally, no man appears great to his contemporaries, for the same reason that no man is great to his servants--both know too much…

— Charles Caleb Colton

The measure of a truly great man is the courtesy with which he treats lesser men.

— Anonymous

Every man is prompted by the love of himself to imagine that he possesses some qualities superior, either in kind or degree, to those…

— Samuel Johnson

No matter how good or great a man may be, there is yet a better and a greater man within him.

— Wilhelm von Humboldt

“Character and ideals are catching. When you associate with men who aspire to the highest and best, you expose yourself to the qualities that…

— Carolyn Coats

You do not determine a man's greatness by his talent or wealth, as the world does, but rather by what it takes to discourage…

— Jerry Falwell