Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The greatness of a man is measured by the way he treats the little man. Compassion for the weak is a sign of greatness.
I have been a man of great sins, but He has been a God of great mercies; and now, through His mercies, I have a conscience as sound and quiet as if I had never sinned.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us.
I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.
It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants.
Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing.
The greatness of a man's power is the measure of his surrender.
Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man.
Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly ones own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man.
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