Quotes About Greatness

All great men are play actors of their own ideal.

Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves or their own things, but only what is just, whether it happens to be done by themselves or others.

The worship of God is, Honouring his gifts in other men each according to his genius, and loving the greatest men best; those who envy or calumniate great men hate God, for there is no other God.

Commitment to great causes makes great men.

True greatness merely refuses to change in the face of bad actions against one—and a truly great person loves his fellows because he understands them.

The great thing is to become Saints.

It is not the strengths, but the durations of great sentiments that make great men.

God will always do great things with people who are willing to be faithful in the small things.

As for famous men who were not artists, I am beginning to be tired of them. Those poor little scoundrels who are called great men fill me with nothing but overwhelming horror.

No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.

Never assume greatness is for someone else. Imagine every day that you too can do great things. Have the courage to take the challenge, make the mistakes, and move forward.

Great people and great athletes realize early in their lives their destiny, and accept it. Even if they do not consciously realize the how, the where, the what.

If we wish our civilization to survive we must break with the habit of deference to great men.

Canada is a great country, one of the hopes of the world.

Truly great men must, I think, experience great sorrow on the earth.

Just keep believing. This is an opportunity where great things can happen and lets be great right now.

Poverty sits by the cradle of all our great men and rocks all of them to manhood.

Unless you're willing to look a little foolish, forget the possibility of becoming great.

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

The great would not think themselves demigods if the little did not worship them.

In success be moderate. Humility makes great men twice honourable.

He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls.

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Great moments are born great opportunity.