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He is great who is what he is from Nature, and who never reminds
us of others.
He is great who is what he is from Nature, and who never reminds
us of others.
No really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,
No really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,
The great man who thinks greatly of himself, is not diminishing
that greatness in heaping fuel on his fire.
The great man who thinks greatly of himself, is not diminishing
that greatness in heaping fuel on his fire.
If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived? Find your passion, whatever it may be. read more
If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived? Find your passion, whatever it may be. Become it, and let it become you and you will find great things happen FOR you, TO you and BECAUSE of you.
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
It is the prerogative of great men only to have great defects.
[Fr., Il n'appartient qu'aux grands hommes d'avoir read more
It is the prerogative of great men only to have great defects.
[Fr., Il n'appartient qu'aux grands hommes d'avoir de grands
defauts.]
Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven;
No pyramids set off his memories,
But the eternal read more
Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven;
No pyramids set off his memories,
But the eternal substance of his greatness,--
To which I leave him.
