Quotes about greatness
greatness done wells
Greatness is a lot of small things done well. Eric Thomas
greatness childhood doe
Do you recall, from your childhood on, how very much this life of yours has longed for greatness? I see it now, how from the vantage point of greatness it longs for even greater greatness. That is why it does not let up being difficult, but that is also why it will not cease to grow. Rainer Maria Rilke
greatness destiny artist
Go into yourself and test the deeps in which your life takes rise; at its source you will find the answer to the question whether you must create. Accept it, just as it sounds, without inquiring into it. Perhaps it will turn out that you are called to be an artist. Then take that destiny upon yourself and bear it, its burden and its greatness, without ever asking what reward might come from outside
greatness special
There is nothing as special as watching greatness. Sean Astin
greatness space sky
I will fly in the greatness of God as the marsh-hen flies, In the freedom that fills all the space 'twixt the marsh and the skies. Sidney Lanier
greatness wrath justice-of-god
What is sin? It is the glory of God not honored. The holiness of God not reverenced. The greatness of God not admired. The power of God not praised. The truth of God not sought. The wisdom of God not esteemed. The beauty of God not treasured. The goodness of God not savored. The faithfulness of God not trusted. The commandments of God not obeyed. The justice of God not respected. The wrath of God not feared. The grace of God not cherished. The presence of God not prized. The person of God not loved. That is sin. John Piper
greatness done communicate
God is so great that He communicates greatness to the least thing that is done for His service. John Wesley
greatness perfection people
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them. John W. Gardner
greatness people discipline
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Few have excellence thrust upon them ... They achieve it. They do not achieve it unwittingly by doing what comes naturally and they don't stumble into it in the course of amusing themselves. All excellence involves discipline and tenacity of purpose.
greatness men practice
Of all parts of wisdom, the practice is the best. Socrates was esteemed the wisest man of his time because he turned his acquired knowledge into morality, and aimed at goodness more than greatness. John Tillotson
greatness worship speak
If God speaks to us about himself and his own glorious greatness, we respond by humbling ourselves before him in worship... If He speaks to us about His commandments, we determine to obey them. John Stott
greatness kingdoms obedience
Greatness in the kingdom of God is measured in terms of obedience.
greatness men glimpse
I wrote this poem called “The Calvinist” to capture a glimpse of God’s sovereign intersection with the life of a sinful man. There is no part of life where the greatness of God does not penetrate deeply. I want to help you feel that.
greatness goal missions
The goal of missions is the gladness of the peoples in the greatness of God.
greatness self joy
The really wonderful moments of joy in this world are not the moments of self-satisfaction, but self-forgetfulness. Standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon and contemplating your own greatness is pathological. At such moments we are made for a magnificent joy that comes from outside ourselves.
greatness men bigs
It is about the greatness of God, not the significance of man. God made man small and the universe big to say something about himself.
greatness people giving
Great people and champions are special gifts of God, whom He gives and preserves; they do their work, and achieve great actions, not with vain imaginations, or cold and sleepy cogitations, but by motion of God. Martin Luther
greatness people attention
I am desperate for attention. But everyone else is too. Everyone has fantasies of fame and greatness. Life for most people is a process of shedding those fantasies. Sebastian Horsley
greatness way shrinks
You can't shrink your way to greatness! Seth Godin
greatness matter rooms
When the room brightens when you walk in, you matter.
greatness matter lasts
When the legacy you leave behind lasts for hours, days or a lifetime, you matter.
greatness tribes our-lives
Tribes makes our lives better, and leading a tribe is the best life of all.
greatness justice records
Doing justice to the work is your task, not setting a world record.
greatness relevant
Be personal. Be relevant. Be specific.
greatness impossible
Go ahead, do something impossible.
greatness reality keys
The first key to greatness is to be in reality what we appear to be. Socrates
greatness play cities
I never learned how to tune a harp, or play upon a lute; but I know how to raise a small and obscure city to glory and greatness...whereto all kindreds of the earth will pilgrim. Themistocles
greatness sabotage succumbing
don't sabotage your own greatness by succumbing to failure! Terry McMillan
greatness feelings mind
All greatness affects different minds, each in its own particular kind, and the variations of testimony mark the truth of feeling. Margaret Fuller
greatness horizon
Your greatness is measured by your horizons. Michelangelo
greatness important ordinary
Since most of us spend our lives doing ordinary tasks, the most important thing is to carry them out extraordinarily well. Henry David Thoreau
greatness law-of-attraction goal
Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.
greatness opposites discipline
.. we shall not be properly educated ourselves, nor will the guardians whom we are training, until we can recognise the qualities of discipline, courage, generosity, greatness of mind, and others akin to them, as well as their opposites in all their manifestations. Plato