Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.

Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

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.

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?

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.

So let his name through Europe ring!
A man of mean estate,
Who dies as firm as read more

So let his name through Europe ring!
A man of mean estate,
Who dies as firm as Sparta's king,
Because his soul was 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,

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.

Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.