It is not truth that makes man great; but man that makes truth great.
A man does not show his greatness by being at one extremity, but rather by touching both at once.
It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.
It is not enough to be very good if you have the ability to be great.
Discover the traits that makes you great and develop those to become all you can be.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
The brain is one truly amazing organ, and the power it wields can propel you to greatness only if you put in the necessary effort.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
Doing what needs to be done may not make you happy, but it will make you great.
Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.
To achieve great things we must live as if we were never going to die.
Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.
Your greatness is revealed not by the lights that shine upon you, but by the light that shines within you.
Greatness in leadership involves the ability to inspire and motivate large numbers of people.
Greatness is a property for which no man can receive credit too soon; it must be possessed long before it is acknowledged.
We become what we expect to become. Greatness can be achieved only if we expect it from ourselves and from others!
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher that you think.
I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.
Great men hallow a whole people, and lift up all who live in their time.
And I smiled to think God's greatness flowed around our incompleteness; Round our restlessness, His rest.
Not a day passes over this earth but men and women of note do great deeds, speak great words and suffer noble sorrows.
Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
Great people are those who can make others feel that they, too, can become great.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency.
Good and great are seldom in the same man.
No one has ever achieved greatness without dreams.
It takes a great man to be a good listener.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.
They're only truly great who are truly good.
All things that are truly great are at first thought impossible.
If you cannot do great things; do small things in a great way.
Greatness is always improbably. Petty and dull--that is probable.
God prepares great men for great tasks by great trials.
We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.