There is no greatness without passion to be great, whether it's the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessperson.
A man in pursuit of greatness feels no little wants.
A contemplation of God's works, a generous concern for the good of mankind, and the unfeigned exercise of humility only, denominate men great and glorious.
He who does the most good is the greatest man. Power, authority, dignity, honors, wealth and station--these are so far valuable as they put it into the hands of men to be more exemplary and more useful than they could be in an obscure and private life. But then these are means conducting to an end, and that end is goodness.
I am not a perfectionist, but still I seek perfection. I am not a great romantic, but yet I yearn 4 affection
He alone is worthy of the appellation who either does great things, or teaches how they may be done, or describes them with a suitable majesty when they have been done; but those only are great things which tend to render life more happy, which increase the innocent enjoyments and comforts of existence, or which pave the way to a state of future bliss more permanent and more pure.
Ajax the great Himself a host.
Greatness is a spiritual condition.
If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived? Find your passion, whatever it may be. Become it, and let it become you and you will find great things happen FOR you, TO you and BECAUSE of you.
There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.
Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
It is the prerogative of great men only to have great defects.
There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.
No one was ever saved because his sins were small; no one was ever rejected on account of the greatness of his sins. Where sin abounded, grace shall much more abound.
The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your field - and keep on doing it.
If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.
The difference between Socrates and Jesus? The great conscious and the immeasurably great unconscious.
Some of your greatest blessings come with patience.
Th abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power.
Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
The good news is that the moment you decide that what you know is more important than what you have been taught to believe, you will have shifted gears in your quest for abundance. Success comes from within, not from without.
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
The stats win nothing. I'm still sexy. I'm still great.
Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.
You can inspire people to give you greatness, or you can micro-manage them into your own one specific kernel of an idea. To me, I think that when you inspire people to give their best, then you're going to get the best result.
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