Quotes about Greatness
It is about the greatness of God, not the significance of man. God made man small and the universe big to say something about himself.
- John Piper
If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.
- Ignatius of Loyola
Men are only as great as they are kind.
- Elbert Hubbard
The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Men will never be great in theology until they are great in suffering.
- Charles Spurgeon
A man is a great thing upon the earth and through eternity; but every jot of the greatness of man is unfolded out of woman.
- Walt Whitman
To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
- Timothy Keller
Their position seems to be that their God is so great he doesn't even have to exist.
- Carl Sagan
I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.
- Muhammad Ali
It's hard not to respect Kobe Bryant's game: He's one of the all-time greats.
- Mark Lanegan
Hendricks turned to his wife and said, "A great man. How many great men do you know?" "One fewer than you think," she answered.
- Gary Thomas
God regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which the work is done.
- Brother Lawrence