The first step toward greatness is to be honest.

Source: Christian Nestell Bovee, reported in Louis Klopsch, Many Thoughts of Many Minds (1896), page: 133. Complete Sentence: The first step toward greatness is to be honest, says the proverb; but the proverb fails to state the case strong enough. Honesty is not only “the first step toward greatness,” — it is greatness itself.

The road to athletic greatness is not marked by perfection, but the ability to constantly overcome adversity and failure.

Learning gives creativity. Creativity leads to thinking. Thinking provides knowledge. Knowledge makes you great.

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In this life we cannot always do great things. But we can do small things with great love.

Source: As quoted in Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light (2007) by Brian Kolodiejchuk. Original Quote: Don’t look for big things, just do small things with great love….The smaller the thing, the greater must be our love.

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

Note: Widely attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, but not found in his works.

The Role Of A Great Leader Is Not To Give Greatness To Human Beings, But To Help Them Extract The Greatness They Already Have Inside Of Them.

The better you are at surrounding yourself with people of high potential, the greater your.