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“He alone is worthy of the appellation who either does great things, or teaches how they may be done, or describes them with a suitable majesty when they have been done; but those only are great things which tend to render life more happy, which increase the innocent enjoyments and comforts of existence, or which pave the way to a state of future bliss more permanent and more pure.”

Source: The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Biographical Introduction

“Every life is worthy and every life is capable of greatness. We have an obligation to make sure that opportunity for greatness is there.”

Life Is Opportunity Greatness Capable Worthy Obligation

Author:Condoleezza Rice

“Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.”

“God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it?”

World Spiritual Games Water Blood Greatness Comfort Remains Sacred Clean Deeds Worthy Knives Murderer Festivals Wipe Atonement God Is Dead

Book:The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs

Source: The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs

“Why should we girls not have the same privileges as men? Why do we police ourselves so stringently- whittling each other down with cutting remarks or holding ourselves back from greatness with a harness woven of fear and shame and longing? If we do not deem ourselves worthy first, how shall we ever ask for more?”

Ifs Men Should Firsts Girl Asks Cutting Greatness Police Shame Longing Privilege Worthy Remarks Woven Harness Whittling

Book:The Gemma Doyle Trilogy

Source: The Gemma Doyle Trilogy

“Greatness is a spiritual condition worthy to excite love, interest, and admiration; and the outward proof of possessing greatness is that we excite love, interest, and admiration.”

Life Spiritual Interest Conditions Greatness Worthy Proof Admiration Possessing

Book:Culture and Anarchy: Landmarks in the History of Education

Source: Culture and Anarchy: Landmarks in the History of Education

“Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height.”

Inspirational Spirit Spirituality Greatness Worthy Height

Book:The Conspiracy and Tragedy of Charles Duke of Byron

Source: The Conspiracy and Tragedy of Charles Duke of Byron

“If becoming your most extraordinary self doesn't inspire you, if claiming your greatness doesn't get you moving in the morning, if you don't think you are worthy of going after your best life, then dedicate this year to someone else and make it your best for them.”

Ifs Thinking Years Self Moving Morning Greatness Inspire Becoming Extraordinary Worthy Moving In

Author:Debbie Ford

“It is great, and there is no other greatness-to make one nook of God's Creation more fruitful, better, more worthy of God; to make some human heart a little wiser, manlier, happier-more blessed.”

Humans Heart Littles Creation Greatness Blessed Worthy Wiser Human Heart God's Creation

Author:Thomas Carlyle

“When I reflect that one man, armed only with his own physical and moral resources, was able to cause this land of Canaan to spring from the wasteland, I am convinced that in spite of everything, humanity is admirable. But when I compute the unfailing greatness of spirit and the tenacity of benevolence that it must have taken to achieve this result, I am taken with an immense respect for that old and unlearned peasant who was able to complete a work worthy of God.”