Greatness Quotes
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By only becoming aware of Krishna's greatness we can become aware of our minuteness. That's the way to become Humble.
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Greatness is not a teachable nor gainable thing, but the expression of the mind of a God-made great man.
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It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants.
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It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess.
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The starting point of great success and achievement has always been the same. It is for you to dream big dreams. There is nothing more important, and nothing that works faster than for you to cast off your own limitations than for you to begin dreaming and fantasizing about the wonderful things that you can become, have, and do.
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No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history.
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No act terminating in itself constitutes greatness.
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The world is charged with the grandeur of God. It will flame out, like shining from shook foil; It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil Crushed.
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He who comes up to his own idea of greatness must always have had a very low standard of it in his mind.
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Every study of high achieving men and women proves that greatness in life is only possible when you become outstanding at your chosen field.
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There is as much greatness of mind in the owning of a good turn as in the doing of it; and we must no more force a requital out of season than be wanting in it.
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I have never lost faith in America's essential goodness and greatness.
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Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
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Philosophy takes as her aim the state of happiness...she shows us what are real and what are only apparent evils. She strips men's minds of empty thinking, bestows a greatness that is solid and administers a check to greatness where it is puffed up and all an empty show; she sees that we are left no doubt about the difference between what is great and what is bloated.
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Anything which elevates the mind is sublime. Greatness of matter, space, power, virtue or beauty, are all sublime.
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It is not in the nature of true greatness to be exclusive and arrogant.
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To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted my no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; to forgo even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness?
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A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.
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I am not religious, but I am a pious man... A religious man has a definite religion. He says "God is there" or "God is there," "God is there." "Your god is not my god, and that's all." But the pious man, he just looks out with awe, and says, "where is God?" And "well, I don't understand it and I would like to know what this creation really means." That is a pious man, who is really touched by the greatness of nature and of the creation.
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Having a story is what people connect with, but the story alone doesn't allow you to achieve greatness and results. It's the day-to-day consistency of providing value to your audience.
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Do not trouble yourselves about standards or ideals; but try to be faithful and natural: remember that there is no greatness, no beauty, which does not come from truth to your own knowledge of things; and keep on working, even if your work is not long remembered.
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To see the greatness of a mountain, one must keep one's distance.
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Tap into that one fear that drives greatness - the fear of regret.
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The experiential test of whether this art is great or good, or minor or abysmal is the effect it has on your own sense of the world and of yourself. Great art changes you.
