Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera Quotes

Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.

Not everyone can be famous, but everyone can be great. Because greatness is a matter of service.

The secret to greatness is in serving everyone else.

Greatness comes through serving. The more you serve, the greater you become

Everyone has the power for greatness, not for fame but greatness, because greatness is determined by service.

Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great man.

A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.

The successful man doesn't use others, other people use the successful man, for above all the success is of service.

He will have true glory who despises it.

God wants you to live for others and to live that presence well.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

I think of Pope Gregory the Great. He wanted the cloister. He wanted to pray and study, and yet he was thrust into this administrative job, and he submitted to that. And in that submission, he became a great leader. You could say that the only person who is safe to lead is the person who is free to submit.

I don't have to run the Peace Corps. I could live without seeing my picture in the newspapers and without being interviewed.

The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule.

Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.

I was raised to be in service to something larger than myself. A lot of actors concentrate on what they will get out of the profession, rather than what they can offer it. The way I see it, if you come with something to offer, you can offer it forever.

If it awakens in us as a whole how important that is - the theme of how conquest and ambition are meaningless without contribution - I think then as a society we're in better shape. I hope people are inspired to be the best.

A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions.

Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so living your life that others can receive your orders without being humiliated.

Jesus' life as a foot-washing servant would eventually lead to the adoption of humility as a widely admired virtue.

The greatness of a man is measured by the way he treats the little man. Compassion for the weak is a sign of greatness.

Service is a deceptively profound way to prove not only what you can do for the world, but what you can tell the world to expect from you and your ambitions.

A great man is always willing to be little.

Faith and service to others were pillars in Rev. DeBose's life. I knew him as a very kind person and an outstanding public servant.

People who achieve the highest levels of success - whether in business or in raising families or simply in discovering fulfillment and satisfaction and purpose in life - are those who place their focus on other people rather than themselves.