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.

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.

Responsibility is the thing people dread most of all. Yet it is the one thing in the world that develops read more

Responsibility is the thing people dread most of all. Yet it is the one thing in the world that develops us, gives us manhood or womanhood fibre.

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

Greatnesse on goodnesse loves to slide, not stand,
And leaves, for fortune's ice, vertue's firme land.

Greatnesse on goodnesse loves to slide, not stand,
And leaves, for fortune's ice, vertue's firme land.

It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.

It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.

We have not the love of greatness, but the love of the love of
greatness.

We have not the love of greatness, but the love of the love of
greatness.

Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.

Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.