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“People do not always understand the motives of sublime conduct, and when they are astonished they are very apt to think they ought to be alarmed The truth is none are fit judges of greatness but those who are capable of it.”

People Thinking Greatness Judging Ought Fit Truth Is Capable Motive Sublime

Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.”

“At every step one has to wrestle for truth; one has to surrender for it almost everything to which the heart, to which our love, our trust in life, cling otherwise. That requires greatness of soul: the service of truth is the hardest service. What does it mean, after all, to have integrity in matters of the spirit? That one is severe against one's heart...that one makes of every Yes and No a matter of conscience.”

Heart Mean Doe Soul Matter Spirit Steps Greatness Integrity Truth Is Conscience Surrender Hardest Severe Our Love Every Step Yes And No

Book:The Portable Nietzsche

Source: The Portable Nietzsche

“All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.”

Inspirational Truth Change Inspiring Greatness Truth Is Personal Growth Patterns Fixed Martial Arts Incapable Express Yourself Adaptability Martial Arts Inspirational Have A Great Day Ability To Adapt

Book:Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way

Source: Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way

“The great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it.”

Believe Truth Greatness Truth Is Advantage Telling The Truth Truthful

Book:Gaudy Night

Source: Gaudy Night

“Jokes? There are no jokes. The truth is the funniest joke of all.”

Greatness Truth Is Jokes

Author:Muhammad Ali

“Only the childlike consciousness is capable of understanding all that is beautiful in life, all that is great in existence. And the whole existence is full of greatness, full of glories. This is the only existence there is; its beauty, its truth, is the only beauty and the only truth. But they are available only to the innocent people. Blessed are the innocent, for theirs is the kingdom of God.”

People Whole Beautiful Understanding Existence Consciousness Greatness Truth Is Capable Glory Blessed Available Kingdoms Innocent Kingdom Of God Childlike God Exists

Author:Rajneesh

“Truth is power, but only when one has patience and requires of it no immediate effect. And one must have no specific aims. Somehow, lack of an agenda is the greatest power. Sometimes it is better not to think in terms of plans; here months may mean nothing, and also years. Truth must be sought for its own sake, its holy, divine greatness.”

Thinking Years May Mean Sometimes Term Plans Effects Greatness Divine Months Holy Truth Is Aim Sake Agendas Having Patience

Author:Romano Guardini

“If you want to know the one reason that's taking me back, I'll tell you: I cannot bring myself to abandon to destruction all the greatness of the world, all that which was mine and yours, which was made by us and is still ours by right - because I cannot believe that men refuse to see, that they can remain blind and deaf to us forever, when the truth is ours and their lives depend on accepting it.”

Ifs Knows Men World Want Life Believe Long Made Stills Reason Desire Belief Loses Accepting Forever Greatness Mines Depends Truth Is Battle Destruction Blind Refuse Abandon Deaf Desire To Live

Author:Ayn Rand