Quotes about Greatness

William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, said, "The greatness of a man's power is in the measure of his surrender.

God determines greatness by how many people you serve, not how many people serve you.

There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.

No religion has ever been greater than its idea of God.

man was designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness.

IN GOD'S KINGDOM, many things are the opposite of what you'd expect. To be great, be a humble servant. To be strong, recognize your weakness. To be close to God, admit the darkness and depravity in your heart.

Maribeau said that "none but men of strong passions are capable of rising to greatness." Tennyson said, "The happiness of a man in his life does not consist in the absence but in the mastering of his passions." Franklin said that "he is a governor that governs his passions and he is a servant that serves them.

Knowledge of the tallest scientist or the greatest spiritualist is like a particle of dust.

Little minds are interested in the extraordinary great minds in the commonplace.

Great leadership is not attained by pursuing greatness but by persevering through great tests.

Every human has a seed of greatness buried in a gift needed by the world.

True greatness, true leadership, is achieved not by reducing men to one's service but in giving oneself in selfless service to them.