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True greatness consists in being great in little things. -- Charles Simmons
The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on the spirituality of work. -- Simone Weil
It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god. -- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
The true greatness of a person, in my view, is evident in the way he or she treats those with whom courtesy and kindness are not required. -- Joseph B. Wirthlin
No man has come to true greatness who has not felt that his life belongs to his race, and that which God gives to him, He gives him for mankind. -- Phillips Brooks
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
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
Failure is the true test of greatness -- Herman Melville
Integrity is the first step to true greatness. -- Charles Simmons
The man of true greatness never loses his child's heart. -- Mencius
...the true greatness of a nation is founded on principles of humanity. -- Thomas Paine
True greatness is sovereign wisdom. We are never deceived by our virtues. -- Alphonse de Lamartine
God alone is the judge of true greatness because He knows men's hearts. -- Mahatma Gandhi
It is not in the nature of true greatness to be exclusive and arrogant. -- Henry Ward Beecher
True greatness depends on total wisdom. The real lesson is to learn to love. -- L. Ron Hubbard
In this crucible of wickedness the true greatness of Mormon shines like a star. -- Hugh Nibley
True greatness is not wealth but thought;through true thought, greatness and wealth is obtain -- Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others. -- Voltaire
Greatness is worldly fame and success. Laying humble service for humanity's best is true greatness. -- Chinonye J. Chidolue
One of the marks of true greatness is the ability to develop greatness in others. -- J. C. Macaulay
Being a true bad ass has no weight or gender requirement - just 100% commitment to greatness. -- Dwayne Johnson
A prophet's true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought. -- Abraham Joshua Heschel
The true greatness of nations is in those qualities which constitute the greatness of the individual. -- Charles Sumner
Tall peaks are not always better than long plateaus as true greatness must include protracted excellence. -- Matthew Hayden
The true greatness of a nation lies in its character, not in its economic or military power. -- Daniel L Dreisbach
To feel themselves in the presence of true greatness many find it necessary only to be alone. -- Thomas Lansing Masson
The true measure of greatness of a human being is their ability to express love in relationship. -- Walter Russell
A solemn and religious regard to spiritual and eternal things is an indispensable element of all true greatness. -- Daniel Webster
It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god. -- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
True greatness will be achieved through the abundant mind that works selflessly - with mutual respect, for mutual benefit. -- Stephen Covey
True greatness...always requires regular, consistent, small, and sometimes ordinary and mundane steps over a long period of time. -- Howard W. Hunter
True goodness is not without that germ of greatness that can bear with patience the mistakes of the ignorant. -- Charles Caleb Colton
A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness. -- Elbert Hubbard
True greatness is when your name is like ampere, watt, and fourier-when it's spelled with a lower case letter. -- Richard Hamming
True greatness is devoting all my energy to becoming a servant and not getting upset when I am treated like one. -- Bill Gothard
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
My personal interest in ordinary people is unlimited, but I am fascinated by the challenge of portraying true greatness adequately with my camera. -- Yousuf Karsh
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
Many people talk a lot about environmental preservation, but true greatness lies in putting these principles into practice and actually doing something about it. -- Mata Amritanandamayi
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
The greatness of God is the true rebuke to the littleness of men. The greatness of Christ is the true rebuke to the littleness of Christians. -- Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
True greatness is the most ready to recognize and most willing to obey those simple outward laws which have been sanctioned by the experience of mankind. -- James Anthony Froude
Greatness is defined by public recognition of the value of ones contributions to society, and therefore, true greatness is a bit more elusive to obtain than success. -- Ken Poirot
The essence of patriotism lies in a willingness to sacrifice for one's country, just as true greatness finds expression, not in blessings enjoyed, but in good bestowed. -- William Jennings Bryan
If we played Boston four-on-four, without Russell, we probably would have won every series. That guy killed us. He's the one who prevented us from achieving true greatness. -- Rod Hundley
There are only two sorts of greatness: true greatness, which is of a spiritual order, and the old, old lie of world conquest. Conquest is an ersatz greatness. -- Simone Weil
True tragedy may be defined as a dramatic work in which the outward failure of the principal personage is compensated for by the dignity and greatness of his character. -- Joseph Wood Krutch
To learn true humility, we need more than a redefinition of greatness; we need even more than Jesus' personal example of humble service. What we need is His death. -- C. J. Mahaney
I never cease to wonder at my luck in having for my sister the woman who, more than any other woman in America, possesses all the qualities of true greatness. -- Dorothy Gish
I can't tell you what it's like to be in Europe, for example, to be talking about the greatness of America. But the true greatness of America are the people. -- George W. Bush
Making others happy, through kindness of speech and sincerity of right advice, is a sign of true greatness. To hurt another soul by sarcastic words, looks, or suggestions, is despicable. -- Paramahansa Yogananda
Life is made up of little things. It is very rarely that an occasion is offered for doing a great deal at once. True greatness consists in being great in little things. -- Charles Simmons
In art, and in the higher ranges of science, there is a feeling of harmony which underlies all endeavor. There is no true greatness in art or science without that sense of harmony. -- Albert Einstein

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