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A great man is the man who does something for the first time.
A great man is the man who does something for the first time.
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what's a heaven for?
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what's a heaven for?
To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am
made all things to read more
To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am
made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
There is a great deal of human nature in man.
There is a great deal of human nature in man.
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men read more
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.
If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?
If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?
The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.
The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.
Man only,--rash, refined, presumptuous Man--
Starts from his rank, and mars Creation's plan!
Born the free heir read more
Man only,--rash, refined, presumptuous Man--
Starts from his rank, and mars Creation's plan!
Born the free heir of nature's wide domain,
To art's strict limits bounds his narrow'd reign;
Resigns his native rights for meaner things,
For Faith and Fetters, Laws and Priests and Kings.
A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.
A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.
