Human Greatness Quotes: top 34 famous quotes about Human Greatness

Human Greatness Quotes & Sayings

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The greatness of every human being. — Clarice Lispector

When greatness descends from its lofty pedestal, it assumes human dimensions. — Louise Colet

Such then is the human condition, that to wish greatness for one's country is to wish harm to one's neighbors. — Voltaire

Every luminary in the constellation of human greatness, like the stars, comes out in the darkness to shine with the reflected light of God. — Mary Baker Eddy

It's great to be great, but its greater to be human. — Will Rogers

Do not confuse notoriety and fame with greatness ... For you see, greatness is a measure of one's spirit, not a result of one's rank in human affairs. — Sherman Glenn Finesilver

The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth. — Maria Montessori

Philanthropy lies at the heart of human greatness. — Patrick J. Ryan

Words alone cannot fully convey the realities of the soul or the greatness of the human spirit. — William Shirley

One of the bravest, grandest champions of human liberty the world has ever seen.

{Darrow on the great Robert Ingersoll} — Clarence Darrow

They say our suffering is an inevitable part of the human condition; just accept it. But the greatest human skill is that of a choice maker. — Bryant McGill

It is not genius, nor glory, nor love that reflects the greatness of the human soul; it is kindness. — Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire

God's greatness is beyond human understanding. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The use of great men is to serve the little men, to take care of the human race, and act as practical interpreters of justice and truth. — Theodore Parker

There is only one road to human greatness: through the school of hard knocks. — Albert Einstein

The true measure of greatness of a human being is their ability to express love in relationship. — Walter Russell

The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being. — Pope John Paul II

The greatness of the human being is not in the reincarnation of the world but in the reincarnation of ourselves. — Mahatma Gandhi

[The] vain and transitory scenes of human greatness are unworthy of a serious thought. — Edward Gibbon

Idris: Are all people like this?
The Doctor: Like what?
Idris: So much bigger on the inside. — Neil Gaiman

"Not being virulently and overtly racist against black people" and "treating gay people like human beings" are necessary conditions of greatness. — Mallory Ortberg

The greatness of the human being consists in this:
that it is capable of the universe. — Thomas Aquinas

Within you, within all human beings, is a seed of greatness that makes their kind quake with fear. — Thomm Quackenbush

Education to perfect gentlemanship, to human excellence, liberal education consists in reminding oneself of human excellence, of human greatness. — Leo Strauss

Rise to become human again, my friend. Become the human, that talks humans, acts humans and lives human. — Abhijit Naskar

If you admire greatness in another human being, it is your own greatness you are seeing. — Debbie Ford

Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness. — R.J. Palacio

the seed of greatness exists in every human being. Whether it sprouts or not is our choice. — Sean Patrick

The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane. — Mahatma Gandhi

We're all human. We have our foibles, we've made mistakes, and yet there is still greatness. — Michael Ansara

Maybe we have to sin, to know ourselves human, faulty and flawed, before there is any possibility of greatness." - Nik — Madeleine L'Engle

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

Human greatness is a rather difficult thing to account for, and more often than not one is mistaken in one's hunches about somebody one has met. — William, Saroyan

Liberal education reminds those members of a mass democracy who have ears to hear, of human greatness. — Leo Strauss