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He who comes up to his own idea of greatness, must always have
had a very low standard of read more
He who comes up to his own idea of greatness, must always have
had a very low standard of it in his mind.
- William Hazlitt,
Nature never sends a great man into the planet, without confiding
the secret to another soul.
Nature never sends a great man into the planet, without confiding
the secret to another soul.
Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
Great is advertisement! 'tis almost fate;
But, little mushroom-men, of puff-ball fame.
Ah, do you dream to read more
Great is advertisement! 'tis almost fate;
But, little mushroom-men, of puff-ball fame.
Ah, do you dream to be mistaken great
And to be really great are just the same?
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
He is great who is what he is from Nature, and who never reminds
us of others.
He is great who is what he is from Nature, and who never reminds
us of others.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven;
No pyramids set off his memories,
But the eternal read more
Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven;
No pyramids set off his memories,
But the eternal substance of his greatness,--
To which I leave him.
