Greatness Of Man Quotes

Jesus Christ belonged to the true race of the prophets. He saw with an open eye the mystery of the soul. . Alone in all history he estimated the greatness of man.

Man's greatness is great in that he knows himself wretched. A tree does not know itself wretched. It is then being wretched to know oneself wretched; but it is being great to know that one is wretched.

The greatness of a man's power is the measure of his surrender.

The greatness of man lies in his decision to be stronger than his condition.

A man is a great thing upon the earth and through eternity; but every jot of the greatness of man is unfolded out of woman.

Great men are the guideposts and landmarks in the state.

There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.

A great man's greatest good luck is to die at the right time.

Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.

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.

The greatness of man is so evident that it is even proved by his wretchedness. For what in animals is nature, we call in man wretchedness--by which we recognize that, his nature being now like that of animals, he has fallen from a better nature which once was his.

The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.

The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end.

Sneezing absorbs all the functions of the soul just as much as the [sexual] act, but we do not draw from it the same conclusions against the greatness of man, because it is involuntary; although we bring it about, we do so involuntarily. It is not for the sake of the thing in itself but for another end, and is therefore not a sign of man's weakness, or his subjection to this act.

At most, the greatest persons are but great wens, and excrescences; men of wit and delightful conversation, but as morals for ornament, except they be so incorporated into the body of the world that they contribute something to the sustentation of the whole.

Countrymen, the task ahead is great indeed, and heavy is the responsibility; and yet it is a noble and glorious challenge - a challenge which calls for the courage to dream, the courage to believe, the courage to dare, the courage to do, the courage to envision, the courage to fight, the courage to work, the courage to achieve - to achieve the highest excellencies and the fullest greatness of man. Dare we ask for more in life?

Our souls must become expanded by the contemplation of Nature's grandeur, before we can fully comprehend the greatness of man.

The greatness of man cannot be seen in the hours of comfort and convenience, but rather in moments of conflict/adversity

It should be the historian's business not to belittle but to illuminate the greatness of man's spirit.

As machines become more and more efficient and perfect, so it will become clear that imperfection is the greatness of man.

Those who profess contempt for men, and put them on a level with beasts, yet wish to be admired and believed by men, and contradict themselves by their own feelings--their nature, which is stronger than all, convincing them of the greatness of man more forcibly than reason convinces them of his baseness.

In these two things the greatness of man consists, to have God dwelling in us as to impart His character to us, and to have Him dwelling in us, that we recognize His presence, and know that we are His, and He is ours. The one is salvation; the other, the assurance of it.

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.

Architecture exhibits the greatest extent of the difference from nature which may exist in works of art. It involves all the powers of design, and is sculpture and painting inclusively. It shows the greatness of man, and should at the same time teach him humility.

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. I hold that the more helpless a creature the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of humankind.

All great men are gifted with intuition. They know without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.

Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.

If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both.

We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambition.

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.