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Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
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,
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.
Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.
Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.
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.]
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
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.
