Great and good are seldom the same man.

Great and good are seldom the same man.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.

Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.

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.

Whatever happens, take responsibility.

Whatever happens, take responsibility.

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.

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.

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,

It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.

It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.