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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.
Responsibility is the price of greatness.
Responsibility is the price of greatness.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
Burn to be great,
Pay not thy praise to lofty things alone.
The plains are everlasting as read more
Burn to be great,
Pay not thy praise to lofty things alone.
The plains are everlasting as the hills,
The bard cannot have two pursuits; aught else
Comes on the mind with the like shock as though
Two worlds had gone to war, and met in air.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
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.]
Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.
Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.
Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.
Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.
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.
