Quotes by Greatness A good character today is shaped by greatness, greatness in vision, greatness in courage, greatness in insight, greatness in purpose and devotion. A. Powell Davies vision greatness character Biographies are no longer written to explain or explore the greatness of the great. They redress balances, explore secret weaknesses, demolish legends. A. S. Byatt balance greatness secret I know I'm capable of greatness, and I'm expecting to reach that level. Aaron Rodgers nfl greatness levels No great thought, no great object, satisfies the mind at first view, nor at the last. Abel Stevens greatness views mind A prophet's true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought. Abraham Joshua Heschel prophet greatness men You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry Abraham Lincoln greatness inspirational men Great men have been characterized by the greatness of their mistakes as well as by the greatness of their achievements. Abraham Myerson greatness mistake men She died chasing greatness and never saw it each time it was in her hand, so she kept seeking it elsewhere, but never understood the work required to get it or to keep it. Abraham Verghese saws greatness hands There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility. Abu Bakr contentment greatness humility It is not the actual greatness of national wealth, but its continual increase, which occasions a rise in the wages of labour. It is not, accordingly, in the richest countries, but in the most thriving, or in those which are growing rich the fastest, that the wages of labour are highest. England is certainly, in the present times, a much richer country than any part of North America. The wages of labour, however, are much higher in North America than in any part of England. Adam Smith greatness country america That wealth and greatness are often regarded with the respect and admiration which are due only to wisdom and virtue; and that the contempt, of which vice and folly are the only proper objects, is most often unjustly bestowed upon poverty and weakness, has been the complaint of moralists in all ages. Adam Smith respect greatness age Upstart greatness is everywhere less respected than ancient greatness. Adam Smith upstart ancient greatness Read for yourselves, read for the sake of your inspiration, for the sweet turmoil in your lovely head. But also read against yourselves, read for questioning and impotence, for despair and erudition... and also read those whose darkness or malice or madness or greatness you can't understand because only in this way will you grow, outlive yourself, and become what you are. Adam Zagajewski greatness inspiration sweet Under the guidance of the Reich, Europe would speedily have become unified. Once the Jewish poison had been eradicated, unification would have been an easy matter. France and Italy, each defeated in turn at an interval of a few months by the two Germanic Powers, would have been well out of it. Both would have had to renounce their inappropriate aspirations to greatness. At the same time they would have had to renounce their pretensions in North Africa and the Near East; and that would have allowed Europe to pursue a bold policy of friendship towards Islam. Adolf Hitler greatness europe two The readiness to sacrifice one's personal work and, if necessary, even one's life for others shows its most highly developed form in the Aryan race. The greatness of the Aryan is not based on his intellectual powers; but rather on his willingness to devote all his faculties to the service of his community. Adolf Hitler sacrifice greatness race The stronger must dominate and not blend with the weaker, thus sacrificing his own greatness. Adolf Hitler stronger sacrifice greatness The greatness of every mighty organization embodying an idea in this world lies in the religious fanaticism and intolerance with which, fanatically convinced of its own right, it intolerantly imposes its will against all others. Adolf Hitler greatness religious lying I am convinced that nothing will happen to me, for I know the greatness of the task for which Providence has chosen me. Adolf Hitler comedy greatness tasks The thinking of the one, therefore, will be determined by eternal truth, the actions of the other more by the practical reality of the moment. The greatness of the one lies in the absolute abstract soundness of his idea. Adolf Hitler greatness lying reality The German countryside must be preserved under all circumstances, for it is and has forever been the source of strength and greatness of our people. Adolf Hitler greatness forever people 1234567891011»