#greatness

Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#night

Good and great are seldom in the same man. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#virtue #virtue

A great man is always willing to be little. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#greatness #humbleness #humility #modesty #size

Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#simplicity #simplicity

Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service. ↗

— Martin Luther King Jr.

#greatness #determination

Our Christian destiny is, in fact, a great one: but we cannot achieve greatness unless we lose all interest in being great. For our own idea of greatness is illusory, and if we pay too much attention to it we will be lured out of the peace and stability of the being God gave us, and seek to live in a myth we have created for ourselves. And when we are truly ourselves we lose most of the futile self-consciousness that keeps us constantly comparing ourselves with others in order to see how big we are. ↗

— Thomas Merton

#greatness #self-consciousness #christian-living

I used to walk down the street like I was a fucking star... I want people to walk around delusional about how great they can be - and then to fight so hard for it every day that the lie becomes the truth. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#greatness #star #walking

I think that fame removes true happiness. Because when you are famous, people know you for who they think you are and when you are happy, it's because people have met you and see you for who you really are. Of course, if you are not a great person, it's better to be famous. But if you have greatness, it's better to not be famous. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#fame #greatness #happiness #inspirational #inspirational-attitude

The poet will only be recited until the death of his language. The violinist will only give recitals until the bowing of nose hairs. ↗

— Bauvard

#greatness #humor #music #noses #poetry

It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact. ↗

— Edmund Burke

#greatness #nature