2007-09-04 15:40:22 · 41 answers · asked by enki 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
If we study the lives of great men and women carefully and unemotionally we find that, invariably, greatness was developed, tested and revealed through the darker periods of their lives. One of the largest tributaries of the river of greatness is always the stream of adversity. (Robert Cavett)
There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great. (G. K. Chesterton)
If you cannot do great things; do small things in a great way. (J. F. Clarke)
A good character today is shaped by greatness, greatness in vision, greatness in courage, greatness in insight, greatness in purpose and devotion. (A. Powell Davies)
The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your field – and keep on doing it. (Wilfred A. Peterson)
so enki, are you satisfied with the meaningful quotes?
the secret of greatness is simplicity, goodness and truth.
you stand tall when you do things differently and never make others feel small.
2007-09-05 06:52:33 · answer #1 · answered by sandhya p 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's an essential part of someone who believes they will be perceived as "Great" if they make others feel "Small." It isn't arrogance so much as it is true low self esteem. To minimalize someone is ANYTHING but a sign of greatness. I just feel sorry for people who allow this to hurt them, & don't see through the transparency. I think that one of the signs of greatness, as I would define greatness, is being GOOD. Neither wealth nor power make one great in any logical, or human definition.
2007-09-04 17:03:19 · answer #2 · answered by Valac Gypsy 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Great is only Allah
to hell with those people who feel others small.
all man are equal and if somebody is thinking then he is proud
Proud's people way of progress stops there where they start thinking others as small.
same specie
nobody is small
if somebody is small just because of his bad deeds.
nothing in the factory of the universe is worthless.
if A is a good baller and B is a batsman then a is great in the feild of balling to b and b is great in the feild of batting to a
so who is great?
both great
both have compensating effect.
look deep inside what are you?
you are not a conqueror
because biggest conqueror is one who conqerors himself.
if somebody thinks so he is small not you
make your self esteem has high that Allah will proud of you for your gratitude paid to him by identifying your actual worth.
money never make you great.
i respect those who care about.
i give answer to those who think they are great and i am small.
making you feel embarrass that's what the want
you letting them to win.
you are no less]
you think yourself less that's why you are bothering over other attitudes.
nature gives opportunities and you lose
dignity is in hard labor..............
remember
if somebod is not giving me work
i feel myself insulted.
there is no essential part of greatness to feel others small.
no no no.
2007-09-06 10:33:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the form the "greatness" takes. If someone deems THEMSELVES great then they most likely keep that status in their eyes by making others feel small. If OTHERS deem a person great then It is doubtful that said person would feel the need to make others feel small. Personally I think TRUE greatness belongs to those who DON"T try to make others feel small, though it can still happen without the "great" person realizing or meaning to.
2007-09-04 16:07:23 · answer #4 · answered by MoonWater 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's an "essential" part "of greatness." I think that the essence of greatness can be defined by what is, in essence, small, but you are not really talking about the essential qualities of greatness and smallness you are talking about greatness as a characteristic of what it is to be a person. I would say that when someone is truly great, they do not have to derive that greatness by "making" its opposite characteristic, in fact, I would argue that someone who is truly great would not be so if the had to engineer that quality by manifesting an opposite quality in others. Quite on the contrary, there are plenty of small people already out there who do loathsome things to hurt others, and I would argue that someone doing "great" things and hence being "great" would set themselves apart from those already doing small and loathsome things by being great--being magnanimous, generous, open, embracing, willing to help, willing to lead. Someone who had to make others feel small in order to be great, would, by definition be the one who is truly small.
2016-04-03 04:07:51 · answer #5 · answered by Marie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it I wouldn't be able to tell you for sure because I am not great i 'm just plain old me, there's nothing special about me I just an average person like most people but I'm sure I have made others feel small, sometimes I don't communicate what is in my head right, it comes out of my mouth and makes me sound like an a**. but It is never my intention to hurt anyone but I'm sure I do because I am so far from perfect. wish I could say that I never hurt anyone but that would be lying, I'm human and we all know humans are not perfect. people make mistakes each day and I am one of them. AS for greatness I think it is the other way around greatness makes others feel great not small. think of all the great people out there that have made a difference have you ever heard people say that they felt useless or threatened by those great people. people like : Martin Luther King, Mother Thersa, Princess Diana, Nelson Mandella, etc. You always hear comments more like she was the people's princess, he fought for every black man in America, etc.
I don't know if this answered your question or not but it has definitely made me think about all the wonderful people in the world who has made a difference. I got to give you a star for this one. I really liked this one very much.
2007-09-05 11:46:46 · answer #6 · answered by fire and ice 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think that people that want to be great make others feel small so they can feel better about themselves, if they were really that great of a person they would also have a great attitude.
2007-09-04 15:45:28 · answer #7 · answered by Kimberly k 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope! Seeing others as small doesn't make anyone as great,.. arrogant pride does however. Greatness is blunt in humility; seeing others equal as we are - in all rights. Belittling other people is an unkindly act and therefore opposed to greatness. The greatest people ever lived had humbled themselves to their greatness today. A true example: Jesus Christ who exalted the less.
2007-09-04 22:25:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not this time Enki, the greatness in you lies on the positive thought that brings you greatness. Others have the emotion of being small for they don't strive to be great. It is a play thing in this world to become great. You do good things in this world and you will feel the greatness in your heart. The small thing you are referring could never be a party to it, for each and every ingredient of greatness is composed of greatness in each of them.
2007-09-04 19:47:23 · answer #9 · answered by Third P 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Others don't feel small ... they wish to follow.
It's not like they are huddling in the shadow, they wish to make that Great One's vision happen.
No smallness and the Great One would never let them think so.
2007-09-04 16:19:48 · answer #10 · answered by wrathofkublakhan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋