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Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
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.
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be read more
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
Greatnesse on goodnesse loves to slide, not stand,
And leaves, for fortune's ice, vertue's firme land.
Greatnesse on goodnesse loves to slide, not stand,
And leaves, for fortune's ice, vertue's firme land.
Responsibility is the price of greatness.
Responsibility is the price of greatness.
There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a read more
There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.