“Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.”
Greatness is not reserved for a select few. These quotes explore what it takes to do exceptional work, live with purpose, and push past mediocrity — not through talent alone, but through persistence, vision, and the refusal to settle.
“In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.”
“Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.”
“Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.”
“Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.”
“Grown men can learn from very little children for the hearts of little children are pure. Therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss.”
“It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever.”
“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.”
“If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.”
“The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.”
“As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that, he's a great military man, I want you to know that.”
“Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.”
“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?”
“Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.”
“The three great problems of this century the degradation of man in the proletariat, the subjection of women through hunger, the atrophy of the child by darkness.”
“We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.”
“Power is the great aphrodisiac.”