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“Difficulties give us the opportunity to prove our greatness by overcoming them.”

Giving Opportunity Greatness Prove Overcoming Difficulty

Author:Meher Baba

“One of the most disruptive forces in the Church is arrogance. It is natural for people to bring their pride to Church, and try to prove their own greatness to others. This is an urge we need to constantly be fighting”

People Needs Trying Fighting Force Natural Church Greatness Pride Prove Arrogance Urges Disruptive

Author:Dan Schilling

“Man is so great that his greatness appears even in the consciousness of his misery. A tree does not know itself to be miserable. It is true that it is misery indeed to know one's self to be miserable; but then it is greatness also. In this way, all man's miseries go to prove his greatness. They are the miseries of a mighty potentate, of a dethroned monarch.”

Knows Men Way Doe Self Consciousness Tree Greatness Prove Misery Miserable Monarchs

Book:Thoughts on Religion and Other Subjects

Source: Thoughts on Religion and Other Subjects

“All of our miseries prove our greatness. They are the miseries of a dethroned monarch.”

Greatness Prove Misery Monarchs

Author:Blaise Pascal

“Education has a tremendous power on man. Can't we see to which astonishing disciple the people of Sparte have submitted ("s'est plié", Fr.) for centuries, and this with a view to very petty purposes: purely outer greatness, the military predominace of Sparte. This example proves that man can everything on themselves when they want it ("peuvent tout sur eux-mêmes quand ils le veulent", Fr.); therefore it would only be a question of making them will the good.”

People Men Want Purpose Views Century Military Example Greatness Prove Disciple Petty Astonishing

Author:African Spir

“Germany's greatness makes it impossible for her to do without the ocean, but the ocean also proves that even in the distance, and on its farther side, without Germany and the German Emperor, no great decision dare henceforth be taken.”

War Sides Decision Taken Impossible Greatness Prove Ocean Distance Dare Germany Emperor

Author:Wilhelm II

“Every study of high achieving men and women proves that greatness in life is only possible when you become outstanding at your chosen field.”

Men Life Is Study Achieve Fields Greatness Discipline Prove Men And Women Chosen Self Discipline Outstanding

Author:Brian Tracy