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“The founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammed. As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he?”

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Author:Alphonse de Lamartine

“When I have had such men before my camera my whole soul has endeavored to do its duty to them in recording faithfully the greatness of the inner as well as the features of the outer man. The photograph thus taken has almost the embodiment of a prayer.”

Men Wells Soul Whole Prayer Taken Greatness Duty Photography Cameras Photographer Photograph Features Embodiment

Book:Mrs. Cameron's Photographs from the Life

Source: Mrs. Cameron's Photographs from the Life

“The main duty of the historian of mathematics, as well as his fondest privilege, is to explain the humanity of mathematics, to illustrate its greatness, beauty and dignity, and to describe how the incessant efforts and accumulated genius of many generations have built up that magnificent monument, the object of our most legitimate pride as men, and of our wonder, humility and thankfulness, as individuals. The study of the history of mathematics will not make better mathematicians but gentler ones, it will enrich their minds, mellow their hearts, and bring out their finer qualities.”

Source: The study of the history of mathematics and the study of the history of science

“To become a chess grandmaster also seems to take about ten years. (Only the legendary Bobby Fisher got to that elite level in less than that amount of time: it took him nine years.) And what's ten years? Well, it's roughly how long it takes to put in ten thousand hours of hard practice. Ten thousand hours is the magic number of greatness.”

Years Wells Long Hard Seems Hours Levels Numbers Practice Magic Greatness Amount Thousand Ten Chess Nine Elites Legendary Nine Years

Author:Malcolm Gladwell

“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

“Great minds had rather deserve contemporaneous applause without obtaining it, than obtain without deserving it. If it follow them it is well, but they will not deviate to follow it.”

Ifs Mind Wells Greatness Deserve Applause Deserving Obtaining Great Minds Deviate Deserving It

Book:Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

Source: Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

“We tend to look at successful athletes and make them almost bigger than life. I have seen many young men who have achieved greatness. I have also seen those who have come up a little short of their potential. I do know that those who succeed have been able to recognize within themselves the potential to do something well and then work hard to prepare themselves for that eventual opportunity. Others wait for the opportunity to come and then start to work, thus coming up a little short.”

Knows Men Life Wells Looks Littles Has Beens Hard Able Young Opportunity Waiting Successful Greatness Hard Work Succeed Bigger Athlete Come Up Preparation Young Man Bigger Than Life

Author:LaVell Edwards

“Let your desire for truth transcend all minor considerations. Ignorance is invariably confident. The man of knowledge learns to realize his own needs. Be honest and severe in your self-appraisal. Learn the art of learning, and you are well on the way to achievement. True greatness is reflective, not assertive.”

Source: Inspiration and Ideals: Thoughts for Every Day

“Greatness is best measured by how well an individual responds to the happenings in life that appear totally unfair, unreasonable, and undeserved. Sometimes we are inclined to put up with a situation rather than endure. To endure is to bear up under, to stand firm against, to suffer without yielding, to continue to be, or to exhibit the state or power of lasting.”

Wells Sometimes States Suffering Individual Situation Greatness Bears Happenings Endure Firm Lasting Missionary Unfair Exhibits Unreasonable Stand Firm

Book:Be of Good Cheer

Source: Be of Good Cheer

“Greatness is telling the truth & being courageous in pursuit of justice. The worst thing you could tell young people is to be successful but become well-adjusted to an unjust status quo as opposed to being great & being maladjusted to an unjust status quo.”

People Wells Young Justice Successful Worst Greatness Social Justice Pursuit Being Successful Telling The Truth Courageous Worst Things Unjust Status Quo Pursuit Of Justice

Author:Cornel West

“Greatness is a lot of small things done well.”

Wells Done Greatness Small Things Things Done

Author:Eric Thomas

“.. we shall not be properly educated ourselves, nor will the guardians whom we are training, until we can recognise the qualities of discipline, courage, generosity, greatness of mind, and others akin to them, as well as their opposites in all their manifestations.”

Mind Wells Quality Greatness Discipline Words Of Wisdom Training Opposites Educated Generosity Manifestation Guardian Recognise

Book:The Republic

Source: The Republic