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That man is great, and he alone,
Who serves a greatness not his own,
For neither praise read more
That man is great, and he alone,
Who serves a greatness not his own,
For neither praise nor pelf:
Content to know and be unknown:
Whole in himself.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Be good and you will be lonely
Be good and you will be lonely
Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
Great men are rarely isolated mountain- peaks; they are the summits of ranges.
Great men are rarely isolated mountain- peaks; they are the summits of ranges.
So let his name through Europe ring!
A man of mean estate,
Who dies as firm as read more
So let his name through Europe ring!
A man of mean estate,
Who dies as firm as Sparta's king,
Because his soul was great.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
