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Quotes about greatness
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Some have greatness thrust upon them, but not lately. (Bikel Theodore)
It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations. (Bikel Theodore)
Man is only truly great when he acts from his passions. (Bikel Theodore)
A great person is one who affects the mind of their generation. (Bikel Theodore)
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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. (Bikel Theodore)
No great man ever complains of want of opportunity. (Bikel Theodore)
Not he is great who can alter matter, but he who can alter my state of mind. (Bikel Theodore)
The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough. (Bikel Theodore)
The measure of a master is his success in bringing all men around to his opinion twenty years later. (Bikel Theodore)
The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood. (Bikel Theodore)
To be great is to be misunderstood. (Bikel Theodore)
A great man stands on God. A small man on a great man. (Bikel Theodore)
Great people are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world. (Bikel Theodore)
He is great who is what he is from nature, and who never reminds us of others. (Bikel Theodore)
No great thing is created suddenly. (Bikel Theodore)
There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous. (Bikel Theodore)
The essence of greatness is neglect of the self. (Bikel Theodore)
The lights of stars that were extinguished ages ago still reaches us. So it is with great men who died centuries ago, but still reach us with the radiations of their personalities. (Bikel Theodore)
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet. (Bikel Theodore)
No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history. (Bikel Theodore)
There would be no great men if there were no little ones. (Bikel Theodore)
Great men are rarely isolated mountain-peaks; they are the summits of ranges. (Bikel Theodore)
Greatness does not approach him who is forever looking down. (Bikel Theodore)
To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it. (Bikel Theodore)
After a fellow gets famous it does not take long for someone to bob up that used to sit next to him in school. (Bikel Theodore)
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