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Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
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 really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,
No really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,
There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a read more
There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.
A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great
occasions.
A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great
occasions.
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.
Responsibility is the price of greatness.
Responsibility is the price of greatness.
Burn to be great,
Pay not thy praise to lofty things alone.
The plains are everlasting as read more
Burn to be great,
Pay not thy praise to lofty things alone.
The plains are everlasting as the hills,
The bard cannot have two pursuits; aught else
Comes on the mind with the like shock as though
Two worlds had gone to war, and met in air.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
