Quotes about greatness
greatness world tasks
Our task is not one of producing persuasive propaganda; Christianity shows its greatness when it is hated by the world. Ignatius of Antioch
greatness men brightness
That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead. Horace
greatness play way
I know no other way to associate with great tasks than as play: as a sign of greatness, this is an essential presupposition. Friedrich Nietzsche
greatness deny
Whoever no longer finds greatness in God no longer finds it anywhere--he must either deny it or create it.
greatness virtue consideration
He who possesses greatness is cruel towards his secondary virtues and considerations.
greatness ideas diversity
Faced with a world of "modern ideas" which would like to banish everyone into a corner and a "specialty," a philosopher, if there could be a philosopher these days, would be compelled to establish the greatness of mankind, the idea of "greatness," on the basis of his own particular extensive range and multiplicity, his own totality in the midst of diversity.
greatness culture schumann
The Germans are incapable of any conception of greatness: proof Schumann.
greatness sensations
Greatness is one of the sensations of littleness George Bernard Shaw
greatness needs done
Doing what needs to be done may not make you happy, but it will make you great.
greatness kids room sacrificed talented teams
I've been in a (locker) room with some talented teams and some teams that bordered on greatness. But I don't know if I've been in a room before with so many kids that have sacrificed so much. Jim Calhoun
greatness sputnik american-greatness
American greatness was elevated significantly after Sputnik. Buzz Aldrin
greatness simplicity essentials
Simplicity of life is an essential for greatness of life. Janet Erskine Stuart
greatness perfection enemy
Perfection is the enemy of greatness Janelle Monae
greatness perfection enemy
Perfection is often the enemy of greatness
greatness judging criticism
none are fit judges of greatness but those who are capable of it. Jane Porter
greatness thinking judging
People do not always understand the motives of sublime conduct, and when they are astonished they are very apt to think they ought to be alarmed The truth is none are fit judges of greatness but those who are capable of it.
greatness imagination feelings
Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never consistent. It depends in part upon the myth-making imagination of humankind. The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he or she is in. That person must reflect what is projected upon him or her. Frank Herbert
greatness civilization quality
Every civilization depends on the quality of the individuals it produces. If you over-organize humans, over-legalize them, suppress their urge to greatness-they cannot work and their civilization collapses.
greatness feelings myth
The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in.
greatness deep-water ships
A great ship asks deep water. George Herbert
greatness faces kind
False greatness is unsociable and remote: conscious of its own frailty, it hides, or at least averts its face, and reveals itself only enough to create an illusion and not be recognized as the meanness that it really is. True greatness is free, kind, familiar and popular; it lets itself be touched and handled, it loses nothing by being seen at close quarters; the better one knows it, the more one admires it. Jean de la Bruyere
greatness men valet
The nearer we come to great men the more clearly we see that they are only men. They rarely seem great to their valets.
greatness men good-man
The Great slight the men of wit, who have nothing but wit; the men of wit despise the Great, who have nothing but greatness; the good man pities them both, if with greatness or wit they have not virtue.
greatness small-person great-person
A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less.
greatness foundation negative
We shall never resolve the enigma of the relation between the negative foundations of greatness and that greatness itself. Jean Baudrillard
greatness unity citizens
We now know that unity, the cornerstone of Canada's greatness and prosperity, is above all a matter of emotion and reason for every citizen. Kim Campbell
greatness great-nations nations
Great nations don't have to remind others of their greatness. They merely have to be great. Kathleen Parker
greatness men artist
All great scientists have, in a certain sense, been great artists; the man with no imagination may collect facts, but he cannot make great discoveries. Karl Pearson
greatness relative-value substance
A commodity has a value because it is a crystallization of social labor. The greatness of its value, or its relative value, depends upon the greater or less amount of that social substance contained in it; that is to say, on the relative mass of labor necessary for its production. Karl Marx
greatness tests great-leadership
Great leadership is not attained by pursuing greatness but by persevering through great tests. Myles Munroe
greatness men compassion
The greatness of a man is measured by the way he treats the little man. Compassion for the weak is a sign of greatness
greatness perfection satisfaction
I can't stand satisfaction. To me, greatness comes from that quest for perfection. Mike Schmidt
greatness hands achieve
I am a firm believer that you don't achieve greatness on your own. There is always someone there to lend a hand Greg Louganis