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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,
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
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.
Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.
Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.
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.
