The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.

When I think about greatness I just know Ayrton Senna. He was great.

Greatness starts with the replacement of hatred with polite disdain.

There is goodness as well as greatness in simplicity, not in wealth.

The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.

Greatness really consists in doing some great deed with little means.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares when working to another aim.

Greatness can never be over because you can lay it down for a minute.

Humility is the ultimate standard of greatness in the Kingdom of God.

All great art is an imperfect, halting attempt to catch up upon life.

See simplicity in the complicated. Achieve greatness in little things

Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.

It was the greatest sensation of existence: not to trust but to know.

It is to be lamented that great characters are seldom without a blot.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

It has been a hard lesson to learn, that greatness requires suffering.

The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique.

Upstart greatness is everywhere less respected than ancient greatness.

Greatness is a matter of a moment. Goodness is the work of a lifetime.

A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.

When you close your eyes to tragedy, you close your eyes to greatness.

Donald Trump doesn't pose a single threat to the greatness of America.

Mediocrity in politics is not to be despised. Greatness is not needed.

There's a greatness in this country many of the kids today don't know.

None, but people of strong passion are capable of rising to greatness.

It is in knowledge that man has found his greatness and his happiness.

I have never lost faith in America's essential goodness and greatness.

A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions.

Service to many leads to greatness- great respect, great satisfaction.

I don't want to play with marbles, when God told me to move mountains!

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

...the true greatness of a nation is founded on principles of humanity.

Greatness is a lot of small things done well, stacked up on each other.

The great poem must have the stamp of greatness as well as its essence.

It is the gods' custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.

The real test of business greatness is in giving opportunity to others.

The age does not believe in great men, because it does not possess any.

It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.

It is not in the nature of true greatness to be exclusive and arrogant.

Vulgar people take huge delight in the faults and follies of great men.

God alone is the judge of true greatness because He knows men's hearts.

I know I'm capable of greatness, and I'm expecting to reach that level.

The greatness of contemplation can be given to none but those who love.

We cannot achieve greatness unless we lose all interest in being great.

I am fascinated, I suppose, by a flawed man with a streak of greatness.

The aim of literary ambition is to demonstrate one's greatness of soul.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

Be sure of this, O young ambition, all mortal greatness is but disease.

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.

The pursuit of greatness means that laziness has no place in your life.

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