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Valor is common but great souls are rare. -- Bernard-Joseph Saurin
Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation. -- Henry Fielding
To live alone is the fate of all great souls. -- Arthur Schopenhauer
Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls. -- Edmund Burke
Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls. -- Antoine Rivarol
Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies. -- Henri Frederic Amiel
Great deeds by great souls. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
There lived great souls in history. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
Features, the great soul's apparent seat. -- William C. Bryant
The great soul surrenders itself to fate. -- Seneca the Elder
The great souls work with great passion. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
We encounter great souls by reading great books. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
Great stories strengthen us to be great souls. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
You possess a great soul, awaken the spirit. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
Valor is common but great souls are rare. -- Bernard-Joseph Saurin
The great soul of this world is just. -- Thomas Carlyle
It takes grace to be a great soul. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
You are a great soul with a great spirit. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
You possess great strength, great spirit and great soul. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
Everybody dies, but great souls ressurects in our memories. -- Michael Bassey Johnson
You are a great soul. Live in the light. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
There lived great souls in the history of the world. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
We travel to see beautiful places and to meet great souls. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
A great nose may be an index Of a great soul -- Edmond Rostand
Awake my great soul.Awake my great spirit.Awake my great strength. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
We encounter great souls, who lived in historical times, in ancient books. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
There never was a great soul that did not have some divine inspiration. -- Marcus Tullius Cicero
Dans une grande a" me tout est grand. In a great soul everything isgreat. -- Blaise Pascal
I travel to know the life of great souls in the pages of a book. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
Everywhere that a great soul gives utterance to its thoughts, there also is a Golgotha. -- Heinrich Heine
It is besides necessary that whoever is brave should be a man of great soul. -- Marcus Tullius Cicero
It's the great soul that surrenders itself to fate, but a puny degenerate thing that struggles. -- Seneca the Younger
He who would be a great soul in the future, must be a great soul now. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing baffles the schemes of evil people so much as the calm composure of great souls. -- Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak. -- John Adams
Many even see in Obama a messiah-like figure, a great soul, and some affectionately call him Mahatma Obama. -- Dinesh Sharma
The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world -- Democritus
There's nothing better than meeting somebody with a great soul, and a great spirit and a good heart. -- Mark Wahlberg
We too should make ourselves empty, that the great soul of the universe may fill us with its breath. -- Laurence Binyon
Some books are drenchÃ¨d sandsOn which a great soul's wealth lies all in heaps,Like a wrecked argosy. -- Alexander Smith
Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to give play to their heart. -- Honore de Balzac
A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again. -- Maya Angelou
The greatest joy a petty soul can taste is to dupe a great soul and catch it in a snare. -- Honore de Balzac
Begin to do small things in a great way...You must put the whole power of your great soul into every act. -- Wallace D. Wattles
With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
The great soul that sits on the throne of the universe is not, never was, and never will be, in a hurry. -- Bill Vaughan
Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is the talent of youth, and judgment of age. -- Jonathan Swift
A great soul is called Saragrahi that means one who is always looking for the essence of every situation that comes before us. -- Radhanath Swami
The high-minded man does not bear grudges, for it is not the mark of a great soul to remember injuries, but to forget them. -- Aristotle
If you're facing what looks like a large problem, receive it as a compliment from the Universe. What a great soul you must be! -- Mary Morrissey
Love and hate have a magical transforming power. They are the great soul changers. We grow through their exercise into the likeness of what we contemplate. -- George William Russell
Sorrows gather around great souls as storms do around mountains; but, like them, they break the storm and purify the air of the plain beneath them. -- Jean Paul
The greatest human ideal is the great cause of bringing together the thoughts of Europe and Asia; the great soul of India will topple our world. -- Romain Rolland
I've been influenced heavily by great soul artists. I see myself as a soul singer. I sing from my soul - I write from my soul. -- Robin Thicke
His purity was too great, his aspiration too high for this poor, miserable world! His great soul is now only enjoying that for which it was worthy! -- Queen Victoria
There needs not a great soul to make a hero; there needs a god-created soul which will be true to its origin; that will be a great soul! -- Thomas Carlyle
Many can give money to those in need, but to personally serve the needy readily, out of love, and in a fraternal spirit, requires a truly great soul. -- Saint John Chrysostom
All great soul-winners have been men of much and mighty prayer, and all great revivals have been preceded and carried out by persevering, prevailing knee-work in the closet. -- Samuel Logan Brengle
Kings cannot ennoble thee, thou good, great soul, for One who is higher than kings hath done that for thee; but a king can confirm thy nobility to men. -- Mark Twain
Power always sincerely, conscientiously, de trÃ¨s bon foi, believes itself right. Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views, beyond the comprehension of the weak. -- John Adams
I felt I had an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of great soul musicians of the past, who made a lot of social and political commentary through their music. -- Aloe Blacc
The difference between a great soul and an ordinary man is this: the latter weeps while leaving this body, whereas the former laughs. Death seems to him a mere play. -- Sarada Devi
Him I call a Mahatma (great soul) whose heart bleeds for the poor, otherwise he is a Duratma (wicked soul). Let us unite our wills in continued prayer for their good. -- Swami Vivekananda
He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls. -- Edmund Burke
Since ancient Time began, Ever on some great soul God laid an infinite burden-- The weight of all this world, the hopes of man, Conflict and pain, and fame immortal are his guerdon. -- Richard Watson Gilder
Higher than the question of our duration is the question of our deserving. Immortality will come to such as are fit for it, and he would be a great soul in future must be a great soul now. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
The paradox is really the pathos of intellectual life and just as only great souls are exposed to passions it is only the great thinker who is exposed to what I call paradoxes, which are nothing else than grandiose thoughts in embryo. -- Soren Kierkegaard
When we speak of the dust of the lotus feet of the Spiritual Master, we are speaking of humble approach to serve his instructions. Unless we humbly serve the instructions of the great soul, it is Krishna's arrangement the He never reveals Himself. -- Radhanath Swami
Reading is the royal road to intellectual eminence...Truly good books are more than mines to those who can understand them. They are the breathings of the great souls of past times. Genius is not embalmed in them, but lives in them perpetually." -- William Ellery Channing
Reading is the royal road to intellectual eminence...Truly good books are more than mines to those who can understand them. They are the breathings of the great souls of past times. Genius is not embalmed in them, but lives in them perpetually. -- William Ellery Channing
The great soul is the person who has taken on the task of change. If he or she is able to transcend fear, to act out of courage, the whole group will benefit and each one, in his or her own life, will be suddenly more courageous, though they may not see how or why. -- Gary Zukav
I grew up listening to AM radio in the '70s and hearing all of that great soul and rhythm and blues music, which definitely influenced the way I sing. But singing gospel has made me a much more humble person. There are so many people who were geniuses who only a few people knew about when they were alive. -- Patty Griffin
The Imitation of Christ is a cherished treasure of the Christian world. This great book was written by a Roman Catholic monk. "Written", perhaps, is not the proper word. It would be more appropriate to say that each letter of the book is marked deep with the heart's blood of the great soul who had renounced all for his love of Christ. -- Swami Vivekananda
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
When a Krishna Conscious person is elevated to a responsible position, he never becomes puffed up. Just like a tree when over-laden with fruits becomes humble and lower down. Similarly, a great soul in Krishna Consciousness becomes humbler than the grass and bowed down like the fruitful trees because a Krishna Conscious person acts as the agent of Krishna, therefore he discharges his duty with great responsibility. -- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Great souls suffer in silence. -- Friedrich Schiller
Base souls have no faith in great individuals. -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
A soul occupied with great ideas performs small duties. -- Harriet Martineau
A soul preoccupied with great ideas best performs small duties. -- Harriet Martineau
Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things. -- Denis Diderot
I have too great a soul to die like a criminal. -- John Wilkes Booth
Big dreams create the magic that stir men's souls to greatness. -- Bill McCartney
The aim of literary ambition is to demonstrate one's greatness of soul. -- Mason Cooley
The great moral powers of the soul are faith, hope, and love. -- Ellen G. White
It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind. -- Lucretius
I desire a greatness of soul, an irradiance of mind, a deeper insight, a broader hope. -- Richard Jefferies
All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul. -- John Ruskin
It's a great relationship when you can work with the person who you consider to be your soul mate. -- Rick Derringer
I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster. -- Catherine the Great
Great soul, great life. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
Great spirit, Great soul. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
Great soul, great self-esteem. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
Great spirituality, Great soul! -- Lailah Gifty Akita
Great Soul, Great Spirit, Great Self. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
Music empowers the soul with great strength. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
It is gratefulness which makes the soul great. -- Abraham Joshua Heschel
Secrecy is the soul of all great designs. -- Charles Caleb Colton
Reach out to your great spirit and soul. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
Great soul; start and end your day with God. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
We all harbour a great sadness in our soul -- Paulo Coelho
Every soul has the potential of a great spirit. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
Great stories changed our heart and penetrated our soul. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
The great home of the soul is the open road. -- D. H. Lawrence
My soul is my great asset and my great misfortune. -- D. H. Lawrence
A great leader has brains, vision, soul, values and a heart. -- Klaus Schwab
The world needs great inspirers, to ignite the light in every soul. -- Lailah Gifty Akita
You must always learn to see yourself as a great advancing soul. -- Wallace D. Wattles
The soul of the great musician can only be expressed in music. -- Margaret Fuller
A bad day for your ego is a great day for your soul. -- Jillian Michaels
We're too great a nation to allow the evildoers to affect our soul. -- George W. Bush
Only he can judge of matters great and high whose soul is likewise. -- Michel de Montaigne
There is no great and no small To the Soul that maketh all. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
One great, strong, unselfish soul in every community could actually redeem the world. -- Elbert Hubbard
The great writer finds style as the mystic finds God, in his own soul. -- Havelock Ellis
What your heart thinks is great, is great. The soul's emphasis is always right. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Soul music has so many great artists who put their thing down. That's important. -- Raekwon
Her sigh felt dragged from the depths of her soul. Great. Working for Bump again. -- Stacia Kane
When one great passion seizes possession of the soul all other feelings are crowded out. -- Lucy Maud Montgomery
If you read great literature every day, you will uplift your spirit, soul and self. -- Lailah Gifty Akita

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