Quotes by Greatness Nations, like families, have great men only in spite of themselves. They do everything in their power not to have any. And therefore, the great man, in order to exist, must possess a force of attack which is greater than the force of resistance developed by millions of people. Charles Baudelaire greatness men order It was better for me when I could imagine greatness in others, even if it wasn't always there. Charles Bukowski imagine greatness ifs Speaking generally, no man appears great to his contemporaries, for the same reason that no man is great to his servants--both know too much of him. Charles Caleb Colton greatness too-much men In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good. Charles Caleb Colton greatness men True goodness is not without that germ of greatness that can bear with patience the mistakes of the ignorant. Charles Caleb Colton ignorant greatness mistake Great minds had rather deserve contemporaneous applause without obtaining it, than obtain without deserving it. If it follow them it is well, but they will not deviate to follow it. Charles Caleb Colton deserving-it greatness mind Great men, like comets, are eccentric in their courses, and formed to do extensive good by modes unintelligible to vulgar minds. Charles Caleb Colton greatness mind men Some men who know that they are great are so very haughty withal and insufferable that their acquaintance discover their greatness only by the tax of humility which they are obliged to pay as the price of their friendship. Charles Caleb Colton greatness humility men Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown. Charles de Gaulle greatness France cannot be France without greatness. Charles de Gaulle france greatness Old France, weighed down with history, prostrated by wars and revolutions, endlessly vacillating from greatness to decline, but revived, century after century, by the genius of renewal! Charles de Gaulle france greatness war Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown. Charles de Gaulle greatness wisdom love-is It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations. Charles Dickens greatness truth men Kindness is the evidence of greatness. If anyone is glad that you are here, then you have not lived in vain. Charles Fenno Hoffman be-kind greatness kindness The best teachers of humanity are the lives of great men. Charles Henry Fowler greatness teacher men No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction. Charles Kendall Adams greatness excellence success The real test of business greatness is in giving opportunity to others. Charles M. Schwab greatness real opportunity At least one indication of unbelief is the tendency to measure life's challenges against our own adequacy instead of God's promises. To enter our Sabbath rest, we must put an end to self-reliance - trusting in our own abilities to overcome difficulties, rise above challenges, escape tragedies, or achieve personal greatness. Charles R. Swindoll greatness self challenges The highest and most lofty trees have the most reason to dread the thunder. Charles Rollin greatness reason tree Nothing is as uplifting as standing before a great painting whether it was painted in 1505 or last Tuesday. Charles Saatchi greatness uplifting tuesday «89101112131415161718»