#greatness

A prudent man will always try to follow in the footsteps of great men and imitate those who have been truly outstanding, so that, if he is not quite as skillful as they, at least some of their ability may rub off on him. ↗

— Niccolò Machiavelli

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Greatness is in influence, and not necessarily in affluence. It is not achieved by being a 'paper millionaire', but by being a 'people millionaire'. ↗

— Ogwo David Emenike

#greatness #influence #inspirational #inspirational

Success is the understanding, release and maximization of capacity. ↗

— Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

#ifeanyi-enoch-onuoha #inspiration #life #success #inspirational

For something to be great, there has to be some kind of trial or some type of struggle that actually makes it special or valuable to you. Otherwise, anything could be easily taken for granted. ↗

— Hayley Williams

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It takes a good man to prevent a catastrophe, and a great man to make use of one. ↗

— Richelieu Three Musketeers By Duma

#inspirational #politics #inspirational

Success in war underpins the claims to greatness of many presidents. ↗

— R. W. Apple, Jr.

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Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. ↗

— Peter S. Beagle

#goes #great #greatness #half #heroes

The greatness of a man's power is the measure of his surrender. ↗

— William Booth

#his #man #measure #power #surrender

The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is. ↗

— Phillips Brooks

#be humble #greatness #height #higher #humble

When I have had such men before my camera my whole soul has endeavored to do its duty towards them in recording faithfully the greatness of the inner as well as the features of the outer man. The photograph thus taken has been almost the embodiment of a prayer. ↗

— Julia Margaret Cameron

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