#greatness

Greatness is a spiritual condition. ↗

The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in. He must reflect what is projected upon him. And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic. This is what uncouples him from belief in his own pretensions. The sardonic is all that permits him to move within himself. Without this quality, even occasional greatness will destroy a man. ↗

— Frank Herbert

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Every day, people settle for less than they deserve. They are only partially living or at best living a partial life. Every human being has the potential for greatness. ↗

— Bo Bennett

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In greatness, life and death merge. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

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We feel unsatisfied until we know ourselves akin even with that greatness which made the spots on which it rested hallowed; and until, by our own lives, and by converse with the thoughts they have bequeathed us, we feel that union and relationship of the spirit which we seek. ↗

— Jones Very

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Some have greatness thrust upon them, but not lately. ↗

— Frank Dane

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As machines become more and more efficient and perfect, so it will become clear that imperfection is the greatness of man. ↗

— Ernst Fischer

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The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness. ↗

— Marcus Garvey

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Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much. ↗