When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could
do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied: 'Only stand
out of my light.' Perhaps some day we shall know how to heighten
creativity. Until then, one of the best things we can do for creative
men and women is to stand out of their light.
--John W. Gardner
Charles
V. said that a man who knew four languages was worth four men; and
Alexander the Great so valued learning, that he used to say he was
more indebted to Aristotle for giving him knowledge that, than his
father Philip for giving him life.
--Lord Macaulay
ON
GREATNESS
A
great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.
--THOMAS CARLYLE (1795–1881)
A quiet life is characteristic of great men; their pleasures have
not been of the sort that would look exciting to the outward eye.
--BERTRAND ARTHUR WILLIAM RUSSELL (1872–1970)
Great men are meteors designed to burn so that the earth may be
lighted.
--NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (1769–1821)
Greatness is a matter, not of size, but of quality, and it is within
the reach of everyone of us. Greatness lies in the faithful performance
of whatever duties life places upon us and in the generous performance
of the small acts of kindness that God has made possible for us.
There is greatness in patient endurance; in unyielding loyalty to
a goal; in resistance to the temptation to betray the best we know;
in speaking up for the truth when it is assailed; in steadfast adherence
to vows given and promises made.
--SIDNEY GREENBERG
JESUS
ON GREATNESS
Mark 10:42 (MsgB)
Jesus got them together to settle things down. "You've observed
how godless rulers throw their weight around," he said, "and
when people get a little power how quickly it goes to their heads.
Matthew
23:11-12 (MsgB)
"Do you want to stand out? Then step down. Be a servant. If
you puff yourself up, you'll get the wind knocked out of you. But
if you're content to simply be yourself, your life will count for
plenty.
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