True Greatness Quotes

• Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  'Twelfth Night' (1601) act 2, sc. 5, l. [158]

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• True greatness is not measured by the headlines a person commands or the wealth he or she accumulates. The inner character of a person-the undergirding moral and spiritual values and commitments-is the true measure of lasting greatness.

  Billy Graham

  Spiritual, Character, Commitment

  Billy Graham, Franklin Graham, Donna Lee Toney (2011). “Billy Graham in Quotes”, p.45, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The man of true greatness never loses his child's heart.

  Mencius

  Children, Heart, Greatness

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• One of the marks of true greatness is the ability to develop greatness in others.

  J. C. Macaulay

  Greatness, Mark, Ability

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• True greatness consists in being great in little things.

  Charles Simmons

  Greatness, Excellence, Littles

  Charles Simmons (1852). “Laconic Manual and Brief Remarker”, p.315

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• Integrity is the first step to true greatness.

  Charles Simmons

  Integrity, Greatness, Steps

  Charles Simmons (1852). “Laconic Manual and Brief Remarker”, p.275

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• True greatness is devoting all my energy to becoming a servant and not getting upset when I am treated like one.

  Bill Gothard

  Greatness, Upset, Energy

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• True greatness, first of all, is a thing of the heart. It is alive with robust and generous sympathies. It is neither behind its age nor too far before it. It is up with its age, and ahead of it only just so far as to be able to lead its march. It cannot slumber, for activity is a necessity of its existence. It is no reservoir, but a fountain.

  Roswell Dwight Hitchcock

  Heart, Greatness, Age

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• Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Inspirational, Strength, Success

  Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life Thoughts”, p.33

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• True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others.

  Voltaire

  Powerful, Greatness, Understanding

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• To do one's best in the face of the commonplace struggles of life, and possibly in the face of failures, and to continue to endure and persevere with the ongoing difficulties of life - when those struggles and tasks contribute to the progress and happiness of others and the eternal salvation of one's self - this is true greatness.

  Howard W. Hunter

  Struggle, Greatness, Self

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• In humility alone lies true greatness, and knowledge and wisdom are profitable only in so far as our lives are governed by them.

  Nicholas of Cusa

  Lying, Humility, Greatness

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• True leadership is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you.

  J. Oswald Sanders

  Leadership, Giving, Missionary

  J. Oswald Sanders (2008). “Spiritual Leadership, Spiritual Discipleship, Spiritual Maturity Set of 3 Sanders books”, p.16, Moody Publishers

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• True greatness...always requires regular, consistent, small, and sometimes ordinary and mundane steps over a long period of time.

  Howard W. Hunter

  Happy, New Year, Greatness

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• Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

  Daniel J. Boorstin

  Night, Greatness, Born Leaders

  "Book of Humorous Quotations" by Connie Robertson, (p. 29), 1998.

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• The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded upon the spirituality of work.

  Simone Weil

  Lying, Greatness, Civilization

  "The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind".

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• Integrity is the first step to true greatness. Men love to praise, but are slow to practice it. To maintain it in high places costs self-denial; in all places it is liable to opposition, but its end is glorious, and the universe will yet do it homage.

  Charles Simmons

  Love, Honesty, Integrity

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• It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god.

  Seneca the Younger

  God, Greatness, Men

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• No one who has come to true greatness has not felt in some degree that his life belongs to the people, and what God has given them he gives it for mankind.

  Phillips Brooks

  Life, God, Greatness

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• Great men are true men, the men in whom nature has succeeded. They are not extraordinary - they are in the true order. It is the other species of men who are not what they ought to be.

  Henri Frederic Amiel

  Hero, Greatness, Men

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• Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

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• True greatness is measured by how much freedom you give to others, not by how much you can coerce others to do what you want.

  Larry Wall

  Inspiring, Greatness, Giving

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• God alone is the judge of true greatness because He knows men's hearts.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Love, Heart, Greatness

  Mahatma Gandhi, Anand T. Hingorani, Ganga Anand Hingorani (1985). “The Encyclopaedia of Gandhian Thoughts”

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• True greatness, true leadership, is achieved not by reducing men to one's service but in giving oneself in selfless service to them.

  J. Oswald Sanders

  Greatness, Men, Giving

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• True artists pursue greatness in craft in order to give the Lord the best fruit of the talent He has given them, not to build themselves up. They understand that true greatness is found in the heart of the servant.

  Charlie Peacock

  Heart, Artist, Greatness

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