Quotes About Greatness

The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword, are portions of eternity too great for the eye of man." —WILLIAM BLAKE, PROVERBS OF HELL

sorrow or a wound can heal, allowing us to grow into our fullest, most compassionate identity, our greatness of heart. When we truly come to terms with sorrow, a great and unshakable joy is born in our heart. HEALING

Mother Teresa put it like this: "In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love.

The great and admirable strength of America consists in this, that America is truly the American people.

He was one of the few great rulers whose wisdom increased with his power, and whose spirit grew gentler and tenderer as his triumphs were multiplied.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

It is only when we see just how wonderful and amazing man is that we can appreciate the magnitude of the Fall and the greatness of redemption.

El afán es el deseo de ser un gran hombre y de hacer grandes cosas, y la pena y la agloria que todo eso produce. Eso es el afán.

El afán es el deseo de ser un gran hombre y de hacer grandes cosas, y la pena y la gloria que todo eso produce. Eso es el afán.

I tell my life's story for that humble reason which has inspired every user of the form: to prove to the world I am a great man. I shall fail, of course, like the others.

You cannot pursue greatness and comfort at the same time.

Great men and heroes are especial gifts of God, men who He gives and upholds, who carry on their work and calling, and do great deeds.

Your relationship with money can be a place where you bring your strengths and skills, your highest aspirations, and your deepest and most profound qualities. Whether we are millionaires or "dollar heirs," we can actually be great with our money and be great in our relationship with it.

When you discard your own pettiness, center yourself in integrity, and reach into your soul for your greatness, it is always there.

Não é preciso ser ingente para ser sublime

If greatness is the objective, we are headed the wrong way.

Aristos Achaion." Best of the Greeks.

He was one of the greatest of our kind, and the drops that fell from him were golden, smearing his back with a terrible beauty.

Nature's great masterpiece, an elephant; the only harmless great thing.

A veil removed, bringing freedom, transformation, glory. Do you see it? I am not making this up—though I have been accused of making the gospel better than it is. The charge is laughable. Could anyone be more generous than God? Could any of us come up with a story that beats the one God has come up with? All the stories that we tell borrow their power from the Great Story he is telling.

You are never a great man when you have more mind than heart. —BEAUCHENE

Great crisis produce great men and great deeds of courage.

The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the nation's greatness, but the men who question power make a contribution just as indispensable.

Do you know that every great thing in the history of art and every beautiful thing in life is actually what you call nasty or has been caused by feelings that you would call nasty? By passion, by love, by hatred, by truth. Do you know that?