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Great Man Quotes

Let us recognize this one thing: burden is the secret of prayer. If a person does not feel within him burden to pray for a particular matter he can hardly succeed in prayer. In a prayer meeting some brothers and sisters may mention a great many subjects for prayer. But if you are not touched inwardly, you cannot pray Picture Quote #1

In like manner the effect of every action is measured by the depth of the sentiment from which it proceeds. The great man knew not that he was great. It took a century or two for that fact to appear. What he did, he did, he did because he must; it was the most natural thing in the world, and grew out of the circumstances of the moment Picture Quote #1

For a great many people, the evening is the most enjoyable part of the day. Perhaps, then, there is something to his advice that I should cease looking back so much, that I should adopt a more positive outlook and try to make the best of what remains of my day. After all, what can we ever gain in forever looking back and blaming ourselves if our lives have not turned out quite as we might have wished? Picture Quote #1

Hence the sterile, uninspiring futility of a great many theoretical discussions of ethics, and the resentment which many people feel towards such discussions: moral principles remain in their minds as floating abstractions, offering them a goal they cannot grasp and demanding that they reshape their souls in its image, thus leaving them with a burden of undefinable moral guilt Picture Quote #1

Concerning culture as a process, one would say that it means learning a great many things and then forgetting them; and the forgetting is as necessary as the learning Picture Quote #1

That in the beginning when the world was young there were a great many thoughts but no such thing as truth. Man made the truths himself and each truth was a composite of a great many vague thoughts. All about in the world were truths and they were all beautiful Picture Quote #1

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These days, there are a great many books about childhood trauma and its effects, but at the time all the experts agreed that one should forget about it as quickly as possible and pick up where you left off Picture Quote #1

The great man of science, unless he is also a philosopher,... Deserves the title of genius as little as the man of action Picture Quote #1

More than four thousand programs produced and consumed. Some of them were pretty good, a great many of them were forgettable; but a handful may even be worth a book Picture Quote #1

A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence and refinement so they think they will impress others with their command of obscure words Picture Quote #1

We have great managers who haven’t spent a day in management school. Do we have great surgeons that haven’t spent a day in surgical school? Picture Quote #1

There are a great many doors open; but a door must be of a man’s size or it is not meant for him Picture Quote #1

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I have played some of the great men in history and I believe in the great man who does heroic deeds, even in these egalitarian times Picture Quote #1

A great man represents a great ganglion in the nerves of society, or, to vary the figure, a strategic point in the campaign of history, and part of his greatness consists in his being there Picture Quote #1

No stranger can get a great many notes of torture out of a human soul; it takes one that knows it well, parent, child, brother, sister, intimate Picture Quote #1

A great many people who spend their time mourning over the brevity of life could make it seem longer if they did a little more work Picture Quote #1

I’ll tell you what makes a great manager: a great manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are Picture Quote #1

Every great man is always being helped by everybody; for his gift is to get good out of all things and all persons Picture Quote #1

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Others proclaim the infirmities of a great man with satisfaction and complacence, if they discover none of the like in themselves Picture Quote #1

The world sees only the reflection of merit; therefore when you come to know a really great man intimately, you may as often find him above as below his reputation Picture Quote #1

The great man who thinks greatly of himself, is not diminishing that greatness in heaping fuel on his fire Picture Quote #1

There is a better thing than the great man who is always speaking, and that is the great man who only speaks when he has a great word to say Picture Quote #1

No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort; a great thing can only be done by a great man, and he does it without effort Picture Quote #1

Knowledge is like the carrot, few know by looking at the green top that the best part, the orange part, is there. Like the carrot, if you don’t work for it, it will wither away and rot. and finally, like the carrot, there are a great many donkeys and jackasses that are associated with it Picture Quote #1

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Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit Picture Quote #1

One tends to overlook the fact that all during the 30’s and actually during the late 40’s I was a highly successful writer and a great many properties accumulated during that period of time Picture Quote #1

Obama likes to quote great men but will never be a great man himself. I can’t stand it when our leader goes around apologizing for who we are Picture Quote #1

There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great Picture Quote #1

Y father was a really great man. I’ll never forget the last thing he ever said to me. Nor will I ever repeat it Picture Quote #1

I am not a great man, but sometimes I think the impersonal and objective quality of my talent and the sacrifices of it, in pieces, to preserve its essential value has some sort of epic grandeur Picture Quote #1

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Let us recognize this one thing: burden is the secret of prayer. If a person does not feel within him burden to pray for a particular matter he can hardly succeed in prayer. In a prayer meeting some brothers and sisters may mention a great many subjects for prayer. But if you are not touched inwardly, you cannot pray (Great Man Quotes) In like manner the effect of every action is measured by the depth of the sentiment from which it proceeds. The great man knew not that he was great. It took a century or two for that fact to appear. What he did, he did, he did because he must; it was the most natural thing in the world, and grew out of the circumstances of the moment (Great Man Quotes) For a great many people, the evening is the most enjoyable part of the day. Perhaps, then, there is something to his advice that I should cease looking back so much, that I should adopt a more positive outlook and try to make the best of what remains of my day. After all, what can we ever gain in forever looking back and blaming ourselves if our lives have not turned out quite as we might have wished? (Great Man Quotes) Hence the sterile, uninspiring futility of a great many theoretical discussions of ethics, and the resentment which many people feel towards such discussions: moral principles remain in their minds as floating abstractions, offering them a goal they cannot grasp and demanding that they reshape their souls in its image, thus leaving them with a burden of undefinable moral guilt (Great Man Quotes) Concerning culture as a process, one would say that it means learning a great many things and then forgetting them; and the forgetting is as necessary as the learning (Great Man Quotes) That in the beginning when the world was young there were a great many thoughts but no such thing as truth. Man made the truths himself and each truth was a composite of a great many vague thoughts. All about in the world were truths and they were all beautiful (Great Man Quotes) These days, there are a great many books about childhood trauma and its effects, but at the time all the experts agreed that one should forget about it as quickly as possible and pick up where you left off (Great Man Quotes) The great man of science, unless he is also a philosopher,... Deserves the title of genius as little as the man of action (Great Man Quotes) More than four thousand programs produced and consumed. Some of them were pretty good, a great many of them were forgettable; but a handful may even be worth a book (Great Man Quotes) A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence and refinement so they think they will impress others with their command of obscure words (Great Man Quotes) We have great managers who haven’t spent a day in management school. Do we have great surgeons that haven’t spent a day in surgical school? (Great Man Quotes) There are a great many doors open; but a door must be of a man’s size or it is not meant for him (Great Man Quotes) I have played some of the great men in history and I believe in the great man who does heroic deeds, even in these egalitarian times (Great Man Quotes) A great man represents a great ganglion in the nerves of society, or, to vary the figure, a strategic point in the campaign of history, and part of his greatness consists in his being there (Great Man Quotes) No stranger can get a great many notes of torture out of a human soul; it takes one that knows it well, parent, child, brother, sister, intimate (Great Man Quotes) A great many people who spend their time mourning over the brevity of life could make it seem longer if they did a little more work (Great Man Quotes) I’ll tell you what makes a great manager: a great manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are (Great Man Quotes) Every great man is always being helped by everybody; for his gift is to get good out of all things and all persons (Great Man Quotes) Others proclaim the infirmities of a great man with satisfaction and complacence, if they discover none of the like in themselves (Great Man Quotes) The world sees only the reflection of merit; therefore when you come to know a really great man intimately, you may as often find him above as below his reputation (Great Man Quotes) The great man who thinks greatly of himself, is not diminishing that greatness in heaping fuel on his fire (Great Man Quotes) There is a better thing than the great man who is always speaking, and that is the great man who only speaks when he has a great word to say (Great Man Quotes) No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort; a great thing can only be done by a great man, and he does it without effort (Great Man Quotes) Knowledge is like the carrot, few know by looking at the green top that the best part, the orange part, is there. Like the carrot, if you don’t work for it, it will wither away and rot. and finally, like the carrot, there are a great many donkeys and jackasses that are associated with it (Great Man Quotes) Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit (Great Man Quotes) One tends to overlook the fact that all during the 30’s and actually during the late 40’s I was a highly successful writer and a great many properties accumulated during that period of time (Great Man Quotes) Obama likes to quote great men but will never be a great man himself. I can’t stand it when our leader goes around apologizing for who we are (Great Man Quotes) There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great (Great Man Quotes) Y father was a really great man. I’ll never forget the last thing he ever said to me. Nor will I ever repeat it (Great Man Quotes) I am not a great man, but sometimes I think the impersonal and objective quality of my talent and the sacrifices of it, in pieces, to preserve its essential value has some sort of epic grandeur (Great Man Quotes)

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