39 Quotes About Achieving Greatness

Achieving greatness can happen on so many levels. From achieving things that you never did before, this sense of possibility can reinvigorate your life. Here are some amazing quotes about achieving greatness that are inspiring.

“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.”

“A great man is always willing to be little.”

“Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.”

“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.”

“Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.”

“As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves.”

“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”

“Big dreams create the magic that stir men’s souls to greatness.”

“By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.”

“Desire, burning desire, is basic to achieving anything beyond the ordinary.”

“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.”

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”

“Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.”

“Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.”

“Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.”

“If we cannot see the possibility of greatness, how can we dream it?”

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”

“Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.”

“Mediocrity will never do. You are capable of something better.”

“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.”

“No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history.”

“People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.”

“Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.”

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”

“Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.”

“Take a trip to the forest and experience the greatness of getting on your knees and picking your own food and going home… and eating it.”

“The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.”

“The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

“The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is.”

“There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.”

“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.”

“To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.”

“What enables us to achieve our greatness contains the seeds of our destruction.”

“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”

“When you have had a taste of excellence, you cannot go back to mediocrity.”

“You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.”

“You must remain focused on your journey to greatness.”

“You were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness.”

“Your ego can become an obstacle to your work. If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your creativity.”

There are many ways you can achieve greatness in your life. From mastering your career to building deeper relationships, take some time to create yourself a path today.