A man is as big as....?

Question

Isn't there a quote thats something like "a man is as big as he sees himself" or something like that??? what is the exact wording...I want to use it in an essay

Answer 1

I don't know exactly which quote you're looking for, but I feel like it's somewhere in the back of my mind hiding from me. Here are some possibilities that are somewhat similar to the concept you were looking for, but the wording is different:

"Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings." - John F. Kennedy

"All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts." - James Allen

"A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them." - John C. Maxwell

"We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view." - Mao Tse-Tung

I hope one of these is what you were looking for. Good luck!

Answer 2

Here's a few possibilities:

Reno Smith: I believe a man is as big as what he's seeking.

A man is as big as the things that made him mad. (this is the one you hear the most; I thought it was said by Ben Franklin, but there's other names attributed)

A man is as big as his heart allows him to be. A man’s real size is wrapped up in his obedience to the will of God. -Rev. C. Thomas Paige