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“A free peasant means free Poland, for he is the foundation of her greatness and independence.”

Mean Greatness Independence Foundation Peasants Poland

Author:Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont

“Some philosophers tell us that selfishness is at the root of our best loves and affections. Mr. Dombey's young child was, from the beginning, so distinctly important to him as a part of his own greatness, or (which is the same thing) of the greatness of Dombey and Son, that there is no doubt his parental affection might have been easily traced, like many a goodly superstructure of fair fame, to a very low foundation.”

Source: Dombey and Son ... With frontispiece by H. K. Browne

“The great arises out of small things that are honored and cared for. Everybody's life really consists of small things. Greatness is a mental abstraction and a favorite fantasy of the ego. The paradox is that the foundation for greatness is the honoring of small things of the present moment instead of pursuing the idea of greatness.”

Ideas Moments Fantasy Greatness Ego Foundation Arise Present Moment Paradox Honored Abstraction Small Things

Book:A New Earth: Create a Better Life

Source: A New Earth: Create a Better Life

“Sound moral principle is the only sure evidence of strength, the only firm foundation of greatness and perpetuity. Where this is lacking, no man's character is strong; no nation's life can be lasting.”

Men Character Strong Nations Sound Moral Principles Greatness Evidence Foundation Firm Lasting Lacking Moral Principles Firm Foundation

Author:Orson F. Whitney

“To play down mothering as small is to crack the very foundation on which greatness stands.”

Play Greatness Foundation Cracks Mothering

Author:Oprah Winfrey

“We shall never resolve the enigma of the relation between the negative foundations of greatness and that greatness itself.”

Greatness Negative Relation Foundation Resolve Enigma

Book:America

Source: America

“The foundation of greatness is honoring the small things of the present moment, instead of pursuing the idea of greatness.”

Ideas Moments Spiritual Greatness Mindfulness Foundation Present Moment Small Things Diligence

Book:A New Earth (Oprah #61): Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

Source: A New Earth (Oprah #61): Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

“My art speaks and will continue to speak, transcending barriers of nationality, language and other forces that may be divisive, fortifying the greatness of the spirit that has always been the foundation of the Ojibwa people.”

People May Art Spirit Speak Language Force Greatness Foundation Barriers Native American Continuing Nationality Aboriginal Transcending Language Barriers

Book:Norval Morrisseau: Return to the House of Invention

Source: Norval Morrisseau: Return to the House of Invention

“Greatness is always built on this foundation: the ability to appear, speak and act, as the most common man.”

Men Action Speak Ability Common Acting Greatness Built Foundation Common Man

Author:Hafez

“When you're always trying to conform to the norm, you lose your uniqueness, which can be the foundation for your greatness.”

Trying Motivation Loses Inspiring Greatness Foundation Uniqueness Conform Norm Always Trying

Author:Dale Archer

“A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being.”

Wells Heart Prayer Virtue Greatness Humility Expression Development Foundation Grateful Well Being Contentment Grateful Heart Happiness Love Humility And Gratitude

Author:James E. Faust