That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior
capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.
[Lat., read more

That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior
capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.
[Lat., Urit enim fulgore suo qui praegravat artes
Intra se positas; extinctus amabitur idem.]

Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be read more

Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness but it is greatness.

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.

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.

Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.

Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.

Great and good are seldom the same man.

Great and good are seldom the same man.

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.

Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.

Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.