Great Men Quotes

• An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

  Thomas Fuller

  Inspirational, Motivational, Determination

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• Great men are almost always bad men.

  Lord Acton

  Men, Corrupt Power, Power Corrupts

  1887 Letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton, 3 Apr.

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• The monument of a great man is not of granite or marble or bronze. It consists of his goodness, his deeds, his love and his compassion.

  Alfred Armand Montapert

  Love, Men, Compassion

  Alfred Armand Montapert (1982). “Inspiration & motivation”, Prentice Hall Direct

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• Great men suffer hours of depression through introspection and self-doubt. That is why they are great. That is why you will find modesty and humility the characteristics of such men.

  Bruce Barton

  Humility, Greatness, Men

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• The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart.

  Mencius

  Positive, Christmas, Wisdom

  Confucius, Mencius (1861). “The works of mencius”, p.198

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• The man who is wise enough to know the right thing to do, who is good enough to wish to do only the right thing, and who is able and strong enough to do the right thing is a truly great man.

  Wallace D. Wattles

  Wise, Strong, Men

  Wallace D. Wattles (2015). “The Science of Being Great: Personal Self-Help Book of Wallace D. Wattles (Unabridged): From one of The New Thought pioneers, author of The Science of Getting Rich, The Science of Being Well, How to Get What You Want, Hellfire Harrison, How to Promote Yourself and A New Christ”, p.11, e-artnow

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• Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

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• There is something in the human spirit that will survive and prevail, there is a tiny and brilliant light burning in the heart of man that will not go out no matter how dark the world becomes.

  Leo Tolstoy

  Heart, Dark, Men

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• Altogether it will be found that a quiet life is characteristic of great men, and that their pleasures have not been of the sort that would look exciting to the outward eye.

  Bertrand Russell

  Eye, Men, Looks

  Bertrand Russell (2015). “The Conquest of Happiness”, p.35, Lulu Press, Inc

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• Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Mark Twain, Caroline Thomas Harnsberger (2009). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.354, Courier Corporation

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

  Thomas Carlyle

  Men, Greatness, History

  On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic "The Hero as Divinity" (1841)

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• Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Life, Change, Sympathy

  "A Psalm of Life" st. 7 (1838)

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• Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

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• The prophets and seers and great men and women, past and present, were made great by what they perceived from God, not by what they were taught by men.

  Wallace D. Wattles

  Past, Men, Taught

  Wallace D. Wattles (2015). “Wallace D. Wattles Ultimate Collection – 10 Books in One Volume: The Science of Getting Rich, The Science of Being Well, The Science of Being Great, How to Get What You Want and more: From one of the New Thought pioneers, author of Making of the Man Who Can or How to Promote Yourself and New Science of Living and Healing or Health Through New Thought and Fasting”, p.184, e-artnow

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• Behind every great man there is a surprised woman.

  Maryon Pearson

  Marriage, Sarcastic, Wedding

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• Not one word, not one gesture of yours shall I, could I, ever forget.

  Leo Tolstoy

  Love, Inspirational, Relationship

  Leo Tolstoy (2016). “The Complete Novels of Leo Tolstoy in One Premium Edition (World Classics Series): Anna Karenina, War and Peace, Resurrection, Childhood, Boyhood, Youth, The Cossacks, The Death of Ivan Ilyich... (Including Biographies of the Author)”, p.1092, e-artnow

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• Great men, like comets, are eccentric in their courses, and formed to do extensive good by modes unintelligible to vulgar minds.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Greatness, Men, Mind

  Charles Caleb Colton (1824). “Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think”, p.130

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• Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Positive, Being Strong

  "Attitude : The Power of Positivity". Book by Dr Kenneth Morton, p.56, 2011.

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• The moment anyone tries to demean or degrade you in any way, you have to know how great you are. Nobody would bother to beat you down if you were not a threat.

  Cicely Tyson

  Greatness, Deep Thought, Trying

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• You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Positive, Success

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• The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Dream, Greatness, Men

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1850). “Representative Men: Seven Lectures”, p.1

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• The price of greatness is responsibility.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Success, Leadership

  Winston Churchill (2013). “Never Give In!: Winston Churchill's Speeches”, p.292, A&C Black

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• This it is to be a man of the highest type: to be and not seem; to do and not simply to talk; to have the right ideal, the true motive and patiently to transform conduct in accordance with it.

  Ossian Everett Mills

  Men, Good Man, Patient

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• It is only great men who take up a great space by not being there.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Men, Space, Being There

  Notes by Richard Baker, The Chesterton Review, Winter/Spring 1977.

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• Great men don't 'move to the center' - great men move the center!

  L. Neil Smith

  Moving, Men

  "Some New Tactical Reflections". The Libertarian Enterprise, www.ncc-1776.org. January 15, 1998.

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