Quotes about greatness
greatness comfort doe
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. John Milton
greatness people guarding
Greatness is not guarding yourself from people. Greatness is being accepted by the people Mike Tyson
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 melancholy stem
There is a melancholy that stems from greatness Nicolas Chamfort
greatness hatred replacements
Greatness starts with the replacement of hatred with polite disdain. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
greatness people born
Some people are born great and some have greatness thrust upon them Monica Lewinsky
greatness
Make greatness attainable by all. John Wooden
greatness effort done
A great thing can only be done by a great person; and they do it without effort. John Ruskin
greatness mind affectionate
Greatness is the aggregation of minuteness; nor can its sublimity be felt truthfully by any mind unaccustomed to the affectionate watching of what is least.
greatness men expression
Greatness is not a teachable nor gainable thing, but the expression of the mind of a God-made great man.
greatness space mind
Anything which elevates the mind is sublime. Greatness of matter, space, power, virtue or beauty, are all sublime.
greatness civilization cities
The measure of any great civilization is its cities and a measure of a city's greatness is to be found in the quality of its public spaces, its parks and squares.
greatness men gold
I fear uniformity. You cannot manufacture great men any more than you can manufacture gold.
greatness men envy
The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end. Max Beerbohm
greatness long excellence
Tall peaks are not always better than long plateaus as true greatness must include protracted excellence. Matthew Hayden
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
greatness hands feet
Many famous feet have trod Sublunary paths, and famous hands have weighed The strength they have against the strength they need; And famous lips interrogated God Concerning franchise in eternity.... Philip Larkin
greatness thinking style
I think the biggest influence for me is when I hear a great piece of music, whatever the style, I'm kind of inspired by that greatness and I'm inspired to try and obtain something that comes close to that greatness. Paul Weller
greatness deeds plentiful
Words are plentiful; deeds are precious. Lech Walesa
greatness quality goodness
For as much as to understand and to be mighty are great qualities, the higher that they be, they are so much the less to be esteemed if goodness also abound not in the possessor. Philip Sidney
greatness greater
Great is not great to the greater.
greatness despair titles
Whatever comes out of despair cannot bear the title of valor, which should be lifted up to such a height that holding all things under itself, it should be able to maintain its greatness, even in the midst of miseries.
greatness air herons
Like the air-invested heron, great persons should conduct themselves; and the higher they be, the less they should show.
greatness giving-money people
One of the great movements in my lifetime among educated people is the need to commit themselves to action. Most people are not satisfied with giving money; we also feel we need to work. Peter Drucker
greatness keys people
The key to greatness is to look for people's potential and spend time developing it.
greatness simple greatness-of-god
I understand once again that the greatness of God always reveals itself in the simple things. Paulo Coelho
greatness safety worship
The worship of safety emasculates greatness. Max Lucado