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Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior
capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.
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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.]
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
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 man was ever great without divine inspiration.
[Lat., Nemo vir magnus aliquo afflatu divino unquam fuit.]
No man was ever great without divine inspiration.
[Lat., Nemo vir magnus aliquo afflatu divino unquam fuit.]
For he that once is good, is ever great.
For he that once is good, is ever great.
There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who read more
There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.
Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
