Quote by Hitopadesa

Greatness does not approach him who is forever looking down.

Greatness does not approach him who is forever looking down.

Summary

This quote emphasizes that greatness cannot be achieved by constantly having a negative or pessimistic perspective. By "looking down," it suggests having a lack of ambition, confidence, or a mindset that focuses on limitations rather than possibilities. To truly attain greatness in life, one needs to maintain a positive attitude, look forward, aim high, and remain open to opportunities and new horizons. Only by embracing optimism and a forward-looking mindset can one truly reach their full potential and attain greatness.

Topics

Greatness & Great Things

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The intelligence community, for the most part, has no accoun

The intelligence community, for the most part, has no accountability at all to the Congress, to us the American people, and so they feel that they above the law.

I really hate sitcoms on television with canned laughter and

I really hate sitcoms on television with canned laughter and stuff. What really makes me laugh is the real-life stuff. I've got a dry sense of humor.

Pop culture is a reflection of social change, not a cause of

Pop culture is a reflection of social change, not a cause of social change.

The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are

The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always asked to do things, and you are not yet decrepit enough to turn them down.

TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

The spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm l

The spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by.

The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians

The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded, are justice and fear. After the injuries we have done them, they cannot love us....

Thomas Jefferson

Love Principles

Be true to your own act and congratulate yourself if you hav

Be true to your own act and congratulate yourself if you have done something strange and extravagant to break the monotony of a decorous age.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I'm not the type of guy who enjoys one-night stands. It leav

I'm not the type of guy who enjoys one-night stands. It leaves me feeling very empty and cynical. It's not even fun sexually. I need to feel something for the woman and entertain the vain hope that it may lead to a relationship.

I think that the present is worth attention, one shouldn't s

I think that the present is worth attention, one shouldn't sacrifice it to future conceptions of, of this future or that future.

I liked the premise of this material. I love the marriage re

I liked the premise of this material. I love the marriage relationship. They kind of keep each other honest, and they enjoy each other's sense of humor. Kind of a sexy but boring relationship.

Patricia Arquette

If it's true that men are such beasts, this must account for

If it's true that men are such beasts, this must account for the fact that most women are animal lovers.

Look back, and smile on perils past.

Look back, and smile on perils past.