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Man's Unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his Greatness; it is
because there is an Infinite in him, which read more
Man's Unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his Greatness; it is
because there is an Infinite in him, which with all his cunning
he cannot quite bury under the Finite.
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 good and you will be lonely
Be good and you will be lonely
The price of greatness is responsibility.
The price of greatness is 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.
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.
Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
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.
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
