Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that.
Jean-Baptiste Henri LacordaireRead
Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True excellence is paired with humility, suggesting that being great does not require arrogance.
In this quote, Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire highlights the idea that excellence and humility coexist harmoniously. Rather than being seen as opposing traits, they are described as 'twin sisters', suggesting that those who achieve greatness do so not through boasting or pride, but through a grounded sense of humility that allows them to remain true to themselves and to others.
Themes
ExcellenceHumilityGreatnessWisdomCharacter
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared during a motivational speech about leadership qualities.
More from Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire
All quotes βIt is not genius, nor glory, nor love that reflects the greatness of the human soul; it is kindness.
Jean-Baptiste Henri LacordaireRead
Similar quotes
Think of what you have rather than of what you lack. Of the things you have, select the best and then reflect how eagerly you would have sought them if you did not have them.
Marcus AureliusRead
I find that many Christians are in trouble about the future; they think they will not have grace enough to die by. It is much more important that we should have grace enough to live by. It seems to me that death is of very little importance in the meantime. When the dying hour comes, there will be dying grace; but you do not require dying grace to live by.
Dwight L. MoodyRead
You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.
Warren BuffettRead
Realization is to get rid of the delusion that you have not realized.
Ramana MaharshiRead
I knew what I wanted to do when I was 13 and I had to go through four years of high school to get out. That's a blessing, because I never had to lay on my bed staring up at the ceiling going, 'What am I going to do with my life?'
John MayerRead
However impressed we may be with NVC concepts, it is only through practice and application that our lives are transformed.
Marshall B. RosenbergRead