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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.
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.]
Be good and you will be lonely
Be good and you will be lonely
Responsibility is the price of greatness.
Responsibility is the price of greatness.
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 one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
For he that once is good, is ever great.
For he that once is good, is ever great.
