Sometimes greatness is the result of a transcendent, peak performance. But often, greatness is simply the result of a good performance repeated and sustained much longer than usual.

SYCOPHANT, n. One who approaches Greatness on his belly so that he may not be commanded to turn and be kicked. He is sometimes an editor.As the lean leech, its victim found, is pleased To fix itself upon a part diseased Till, its black hide distended with bad blood, It drops to die of surfeit...

Nothing great ever happens from thinking small.

Happiness is a state of mind and not a state of possession. Be as you are and you will be happy, if you try to be someone else you will be miserable.

A virtuous mother sows and sows seeds of greatness with great life in mind.

People have this dream of being unreachable. They build a name for themselves and then finally fulfill their dream of “being more important.” Which just shows they were born from down below. Because when you’re born from up above, your dreams have nowhere to go but downwards! And you dream of doing things in order...

Those who truly want greatness must surround themselves with people even greater than they are.

People’s curses will become your clue to win. The trash they think you have will become the treasure for greatness they will plead to enjoy! You will understand this better by and by!

The presence of God is so important in the life of believers. There is abundance of all you need to make your life comfortable in His presence.

Light is life and always wins.

A confident woman knows her worth and so doesn’t fret when her man is highly placed or is often found amidst other women in the course of his business or assignment.

The fastest way to die is to live a lie

Life is filled with choices to be made at different junctions on our way to greatness

Great things often start out small, and only open minds can perceive their inception.

God is the source of life, wealth and honour. Live life for His glory.

God’s grace is the power for greatness.

Never ever feel inferior because of the colour of your skin. Great is your soul.

Pick the paper off the floor, throw it in the trash, study—even if you think you already know the subject, say thank you for an act of kindness, and be the support you want to receive. You want to become a master of the mundane, making it easier to be a sorcerer of success.

When the fuel is dried up in a vehicle, it stops driving automatically. You are a vehicle in the spiritual and the physical world, so you need some oil for alacrity, in order to get to your destination. The greater the quantity of your oil, the more you cover the distance, and the more you...

Paine was a grand fellow — high—with the most splendid sense of justice. But he was a reasoner — not warm — not letting out the natural palpitating passion… which perhaps he didn’t have. But I see all that and more in Ingersoll. His imagination flames and plays up, up, up. It is a grand...

Opportunity has got numerous appointments to keep, so it can’t be held to ransom at your doorstep. Just a knock is enough for a man who is alert and expectant!

The measure of greatness in a scientific idea is the extent to which it stimulates thought and opens up new lines of research.

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

When I write fiction, I struggle to decide the fate of two people created by my mind and spend countless hours to give them a happy ending. God, the Almighty has created infinite human beings till date and runs all our lives with such ease. He is the BEST WRITER of all.

Think of any great man or woman. How can you separate them from the years in which they lived? You can’t. Their greatness lies in their response to that moment.

Those touchy mediocrities who sit trembling lest someone’s work prove greater than their own – they have no inkling of the loneliness that comes when you reach the top. The loneliness for an equal – for a mind to respect and an achievement to admire.

When you live positively it is impossible to not also be living for something greater than yourself.

Emil Fischer represents a symbol of Germany’s greatness.

The positioning of the mind is what makes the difference between the failures and the successes.

In greatness, life and death merge.

Every time I create something, whether an idea or a work of art, initially, its supposed completion seems absolutely perfect to me. However the more I think about it, stare it down, the more it marinates in my soul over the hours, days, and weeks, the more flaws I start to find in it; and...

Patience is a virtue not a vice.

God rewards every act of obedience to His Will.

Choices, options, decisions abound. Choose right, take the best option and decide well.

Confidence thrills men for it means you won’t be fidgety or excessively jealous when the man is in the midst of people especially those of opposite sex.

Greatness begins to wane when you start trying to blend in rather than stand out

I came to the Greeks early, and I found answers in them. Greece’s great men let all their acts turn on the immortality of the soul. We don’t really act as if we believed in the soul’s immortality and that’s why we are where we are today.

You are not as great or terrible as you think you are. Neither are they.

You are capable of great deeds.

Great thoughts by great people transform the World.

The idea isn’t to do the impossible. The idea is to show the world that if one man can do the impossible, then maybe the rest of the world can do what’s possible.

Who are you not to be great? You, with the imagination of a brilliant child and the powers of an ancient god. Who are you to be ordinary? You, who can resend life or raise the dead.Who are you to be afraid? You, who can serve as judge and jury while hoarding infinite lives.Who are...

You can only become great at that thing you’re willing to sacrifice for.

Great is a great one whose great ones are great

Borrow my eyes so you may see your greatness and recognize the gifts that you were uniquely placed on this planet to learn from, to share, and to teach.

It doesn’t matter what happens to you. What matters is, what are you going to do about it? Are you going to complain and shrink or are you going to step into your greatness?

To be simple is to be great

To be the best of the best is to understand the concept of believing in yourself in as much as the best of the best believed in themselves.

Mi piace essere in un corpo che ormai invecchia. Posso guardare le montagne senza il desiderio di scalarle. Quand’ero giovane le avrei volute conquistare. Ora posso lasciarmi conquistare da loro. Le montagne, come il mare, ricordano una misura di grandezza dalla quale l’uomo si sente ispirato, sollevato. Quella stessa grandezza è anche in ognuno di...

Why do all great men, live not long enough, to see their greatness?