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Great Men Quotes

Genius is the union of man and God in the acts of the soul. Great men are always greater than their deeds. They are in connection with a reserve power that is without limit Picture Quote #1

The prophets and seers and great men and women, past and present, were made great by what they perceived from God, not by what they were taught by men Picture Quote #1

The generation that followed did not have the same concerns; none of its members attempted to follow the example of the past generation. There was no longer anyone with the noble determination to get to know the great men of the world, or if there were some individuals consumed with this curiosity, they were few in number. From then on, there remained only vulgar minds given over to hatred, envy and discord, who took an interest only in things which did not concern them, gossip, slander, calumny of one’s neighbors, all those things which are the source of the worst of our troubles Picture Quote #1

The actions of bad men produce only temporary evil, the actions of good men only temporary good ; and eventually the good and the evil altogether subside, are neutralized by subsequent generations, absorbed by the incessant movements of future ages. But the discoveries of great men never leave us; they are immortal; they contain those eternal truths which survive the shock of empires, outlive the struggles of rival creeds, and witness the decay of successive religions Picture Quote #1

The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night Picture Quote #1

It is in times of difficulty that great nations like great men display the whole energy of their character and become an object of admiration to posterity Picture Quote #1

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A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent, so that if he does not attain to their greatness, at any rate he will get some tinge of it Picture Quote #1

Truth will do well enough if left to shift for herself. She seldom has received much aid from the power of great men to whom she is rarely known and seldom welcome. She has no need of force to procure entrance into the minds of men Picture Quote #1

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. Accept the place the divine providence has found for you, the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events. Great men have always done so, and confided themselves childlike to the genius of their age, betraying their perception that the absolutely trustworthy was seated at their heart, working through their hands, predominating in all their being Picture Quote #1

For me the world has always been more of a puppet show. But when one looks behind the curtain and traces the strings upward he finds they terminate in the hands of yet other puppets, themselves with their own strings which trace upward in turn, and so on. In my own life I saw these strings whose origins were endless enact the deaths of great men in violence and madness. Enact the ruin of a nation Picture Quote #1

A wholesome regard for the memory of the great men of long ago is the best assurance to a people of a continuation of great men to come, who shall be able to instruct, to lead, and to inspire. A people who worship at the shrine of true greatness will themselves be truly great Picture Quote #1

The thinking of creative and successful men is never exerted in any direction other than that intended. That is why great men produce such a prodigious amount of work, seemingly without effort and without fatigue. The amount of work such men leave to posterity is amazing Picture Quote #1

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The ideal of faith in ourselves is of the greatest help to us. If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished. Throughout the history of mankind, if any motive power has been more potent than another in the lives of all great men and women, it is that of faith in themselves Picture Quote #1

Do you know the most important trait a man can have? It is not executive ability; it is not a great mentality; it is not kindliness, nor courage, nor a sense of humor, though each of these is of tremendous importance. In my opinion, it is the ability to make friends, which, boiled down, means the ability to see the best in man Picture Quote #1

The great menace of civilization in the present is that we offer an education with too little regard for the roots Picture Quote #1

Passion is begotten of passion, and it easily happens, as with the children of great men, that the base is the offspring of the noble Picture Quote #1

There is no field of activity for great men without the coming of great wars, great struggles and great revolutions Picture Quote #1

We do not behave as if we believed that the affairs of our world were significant enough for the intervention of great men 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

Great men have to be lifted upon the shoulders of the whole world, in order to conceive their great ideas, or perform their great deeds Picture Quote #1

Mountains appear more lofty the nearer they are approached, but great men resemble them not in this particular Picture Quote #1

Some men throw their gifts away on a life of mediocrity, great men throw everything they have into their gifts and achieve a life of success Picture Quote #1

Such is the destiny of great men that their superior genius always exposes them to be the butt of the envenomed darts of calumny and envy Picture Quote #1

It is a secret, well known to all great men, that by conferring an obligation they do not always procure a friend, but are certain of creating many enemies Picture Quote #1

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The glory of a people and of an age is always the work of a small number of great men, and disappears with them Picture Quote #1

Those who are unacquainted with the world take pleasure in the intimacy of great men; those who are wiser dread the consequences Picture Quote #1

Be a pattern to others, and then all will go well; for as a whole city is affected by the licentious passions and vices of great men, so it is likewise reformed by their moderation Picture Quote #1

Great men should think of opportunity and not of time. That is the excuse of feeble and puzzled spirits Picture Quote #1

The lives of great men cannot be writ with any tolerable degree of elegance or exactness within a short time after their decease Picture Quote #1

Great men, great events, great epochs, it has been said, grow as we recede from them; and the rate at which they grow in the estimation of men is in some sort a measure of their greatness Picture Quote #1

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Genius is the union of man and God in the acts of the soul. Great men are always greater than their deeds. They are in connection with a reserve power that is without limit (Great Men Quotes) The prophets and seers and great men and women, past and present, were made great by what they perceived from God, not by what they were taught by men (Great Men Quotes) The generation that followed did not have the same concerns; none of its members attempted to follow the example of the past generation. There was no longer anyone with the noble determination to get to know the great men of the world, or if there were some individuals consumed with this curiosity, they were few in number. From then on, there remained only vulgar minds given over to hatred, envy and discord, who took an interest only in things which did not concern them, gossip, slander, calumny of one’s neighbors, all those things which are the source of the worst of our troubles (Great Men Quotes) The actions of bad men produce only temporary evil, the actions of good men only temporary good ; and eventually the good and the evil altogether subside, are neutralized by subsequent generations, absorbed by the incessant movements of future ages. But the discoveries of great men never leave us; they are immortal; they contain those eternal truths which survive the shock of empires, outlive the struggles of rival creeds, and witness the decay of successive religions (Great Men Quotes) The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night (Great Men Quotes) It is in times of difficulty that great nations like great men display the whole energy of their character and become an object of admiration to posterity (Great Men Quotes) A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent, so that if he does not attain to their greatness, at any rate he will get some tinge of it (Great Men Quotes) Truth will do well enough if left to shift for herself. She seldom has received much aid from the power of great men to whom she is rarely known and seldom welcome. She has no need of force to procure entrance into the minds of men (Great Men Quotes) Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. Accept the place the divine providence has found for you, the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events. Great men have always done so, and confided themselves childlike to the genius of their age, betraying their perception that the absolutely trustworthy was seated at their heart, working through their hands, predominating in all their being (Great Men Quotes) For me the world has always been more of a puppet show. But when one looks behind the curtain and traces the strings upward he finds they terminate in the hands of yet other puppets, themselves with their own strings which trace upward in turn, and so on. In my own life I saw these strings whose origins were endless enact the deaths of great men in violence and madness. Enact the ruin of a nation (Great Men Quotes) A wholesome regard for the memory of the great men of long ago is the best assurance to a people of a continuation of great men to come, who shall be able to instruct, to lead, and to inspire. A people who worship at the shrine of true greatness will themselves be truly great (Great Men Quotes) The thinking of creative and successful men is never exerted in any direction other than that intended. That is why great men produce such a prodigious amount of work, seemingly without effort and without fatigue. The amount of work such men leave to posterity is amazing (Great Men Quotes) The ideal of faith in ourselves is of the greatest help to us. If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished. Throughout the history of mankind, if any motive power has been more potent than another in the lives of all great men and women, it is that of faith in themselves (Great Men Quotes) Do you know the most important trait a man can have? It is not executive ability; it is not a great mentality; it is not kindliness, nor courage, nor a sense of humor, though each of these is of tremendous importance. In my opinion, it is the ability to make friends, which, boiled down, means the ability to see the best in man (Great Men Quotes) The great menace of civilization in the present is that we offer an education with too little regard for the roots (Great Men Quotes) Passion is begotten of passion, and it easily happens, as with the children of great men, that the base is the offspring of the noble (Great Men Quotes) There is no field of activity for great men without the coming of great wars, great struggles and great revolutions (Great Men Quotes) We do not behave as if we believed that the affairs of our world were significant enough for the intervention of great men (Great Men 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 Men Quotes) Great men have to be lifted upon the shoulders of the whole world, in order to conceive their great ideas, or perform their great deeds (Great Men Quotes) Mountains appear more lofty the nearer they are approached, but great men resemble them not in this particular (Great Men Quotes) Some men throw their gifts away on a life of mediocrity, great men throw everything they have into their gifts and achieve a life of success (Great Men Quotes) Such is the destiny of great men that their superior genius always exposes them to be the butt of the envenomed darts of calumny and envy (Great Men Quotes) It is a secret, well known to all great men, that by conferring an obligation they do not always procure a friend, but are certain of creating many enemies (Great Men Quotes) The glory of a people and of an age is always the work of a small number of great men, and disappears with them (Great Men Quotes) Those who are unacquainted with the world take pleasure in the intimacy of great men; those who are wiser dread the consequences (Great Men Quotes) Be a pattern to others, and then all will go well; for as a whole city is affected by the licentious passions and vices of great men, so it is likewise reformed by their moderation (Great Men Quotes) Great men should think of opportunity and not of time. That is the excuse of feeble and puzzled spirits (Great Men Quotes) The lives of great men cannot be writ with any tolerable degree of elegance or exactness within a short time after their decease (Great Men Quotes) Great men, great events, great epochs, it has been said, grow as we recede from them; and the rate at which they grow in the estimation of men is in some sort a measure of their greatness (Great Men Quotes)

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