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Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
Great is advertisement! 'tis almost fate;
But, little mushroom-men, of puff-ball fame.
Ah, do you dream to read more
Great is advertisement! 'tis almost fate;
But, little mushroom-men, of puff-ball fame.
Ah, do you dream to be mistaken great
And to be really great are just the same?
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.
For he that once is good, is ever great.
For he that once is good, is ever great.
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,
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.
Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.
Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
