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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.
Great men are rarely isolated mountain- peaks; they are the summits of ranges.
Great men are rarely isolated mountain- peaks; they are the summits of ranges.
That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior
capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.
[Lat., read more
That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior
capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.
[Lat., Urit enim fulgore suo qui praegravat artes
Intra se positas; extinctus amabitur idem.]
No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.
No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.
Man's Unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his Greatness; it is
because there is an Infinite in him, which read more
Man's Unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his Greatness; it is
because there is an Infinite in him, which with all his cunning
he cannot quite bury under the Finite.
There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who read more
There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.
Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
