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No really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,
No really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,
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,
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a read more
There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.
Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.
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.
Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.
Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
