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Inspirational Quotes on Greatness
A Select Collection of Inspirational Quotes on Greatness

By Simran Khurana, About.com

John L. Motley: Inspirational Quotes on Greatness
Deeds, not stones, are the true monuments of the great.

James Harvey Robinson: Inspirational Quotes on Greatness
Each of us is great insofar as we perceive and act on the infinite possibilities which lie undiscovered and unrecognized about us.

Albert Einstein: Inspirational Quotes on Greatness
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

William Blake: Inspirational Quotes on Greatness
Great things are done when men and mountains meet.

Vincent Van Gogh: Inspirational Quotes on Greatness
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

Fernando Flores: Inspirational Quotes on Greatness
Great work is done by people who are not afraid to be great.

Samuel Johnson: Inspirational Quotes on Greatness
Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.

Simeon Ben Eleazar: Inspirational Quotes on Greatness
Greater is he who acts from love than he who acts from fear.

Henry Ward Beecher: Inspirational Quotes on Greatness
Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.

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