It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires. Charles De Montesquieu
It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.GreatnessQuotations by Charles De Montesquieu
Month: November 2008
Whatever you are, be a good one. Abraham Lincoln
Whatever you are, be a good one.GreatnessQuotations by Abraham Lincoln
I want to be great, something special. Sugar Ray Leonard
I want to be great, something special.GreatnessQuotations by Sugar Ray Leonard
Great men always pay deference to greater. Walter Savage Landor
Great men always pay deference to greater.GreatnessQuotations by Walter Savage Landor
To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.GreatnessQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Neither wealth or greatness render us happy. Jean De La Fontaine
Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.GreatnessQuotations by Jean De La Fontaine
A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less. Jean De La Bruyere
A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less.GreatnessQuotations by Jean De La Bruyere
The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little. Samuel Johnson
The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.GreatnessQuotations by Samuel Johnson
No one ever became great by imitation. Samuel Johnson
No one ever became great by imitation.GreatnessQuotations by Samuel Johnson
He was dull in a new way, and that made many think him great. Samuel Johnson
He was dull in a new way, and that made many think him great.GreatnessQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Great woman belong to history and to self sacrifice. Leigh Hunt
Great woman belong to history and to self sacrifice.GreatnessQuotations by Leigh Hunt
A great man’s greatest good luck is to die at the right time. Eric Hoffer
A great man’s greatest good luck is to die at the right time.GreatnessQuotations by Eric Hoffer
Greatness does not approach him who is forever looking down. Hitopadesa
Greatness does not approach him who is forever looking down.GreatnessQuotations by Hitopadesa
Great men are rarely isolated mountain-peaks; they are the summits of ranges. Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Great men are rarely isolated mountain-peaks; they are the summits of ranges.GreatnessQuotations by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
There would be no great men if there were no little ones. George Herbert
There would be no great men if there were no little ones.GreatnessQuotations by George Herbert
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet. William F. Halsey
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.GreatnessQuotations by William F. Halsey
It’s not what you take but what you leave behind that defines greatness. Edward Gardner
It’s not what you take but what you leave behind that defines greatness.GreatnessQuotations by Edward Gardner
The essence of greatness is neglect of the self. James A. Froude
The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.GreatnessQuotations by James A. Froude
There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous. Benjamin Franklin
There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.GreatnessQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
No great thing is created suddenly. Epictetus
No great thing is created suddenly.GreatnessQuotations by Epictetus
He is great who is what he is from nature, and who never reminds us of others. Ralph Waldo Emerson
He is great who is what he is from nature, and who never reminds us of others.GreatnessQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
A great man stands on God. A small man on a great man. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A great man stands on God. A small man on a great man.GreatnessQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
To be great is to be misunderstood. Ralph Waldo Emerson
To be great is to be misunderstood.GreatnessQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.GreatnessQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough.GreatnessQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Not he is great who can alter matter, but he who can alter my state of mind. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Not he is great who can alter matter, but he who can alter my state of mind.GreatnessQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
No great man ever complains of want of opportunity. Ralph Waldo Emerson
No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.GreatnessQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
A great person is one who affects the mind of their generation. Benjamin Disraeli
A great person is one who affects the mind of their generation.GreatnessQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli
Man is only truly great when he acts from his passions. Benjamin Disraeli
Man is only truly great when he acts from his passions.GreatnessQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli
It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations. Charles Dickens
It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.GreatnessQuotations by Charles Dickens
He’s the greatest man who ever came out of Plymouth, Vermont. [On Calvin Coolidge] Clarence Darrow
He’s the greatest man who ever came out of Plymouth, Vermont. [On Calvin Coolidge]GreatnessQuotations by Clarence Darrow
Some have greatness thrust upon them, but not lately. Frank Dane
Some have greatness thrust upon them, but not lately.GreatnessQuotations by Frank Dane
Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends.GreatnessQuotations by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The price of greatness is responsibility. Winston Churchill
The price of greatness is responsibility.GreatnessQuotations by Winston Churchill
Great and good are seldom the same man. Thomas Fuller
Great and good are seldom the same man.GreatnessQuotations by Thomas Fuller
I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great. Ray Charles
I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.GreatnessQuotations by Ray Charles
No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men. Thomas Carlyle
No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.GreatnessQuotations by Thomas Carlyle
All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Albert Camus
All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning.GreatnessQuotations by Albert Camus
What millions died that Caesar might be great? Joseph Campell
What millions died that Caesar might be great?GreatnessQuotations by Joseph Campell
Sighing that Nature formed but one such man, and broke the die. Lord Byron
Sighing that Nature formed but one such man, and broke the die.GreatnessQuotations by Lord Byron