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Man's Unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his Greatness; it is
because there is an Infinite in him, which read more
Man's Unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his Greatness; it is
because there is an Infinite in him, which with all his cunning
he cannot quite bury under the Finite.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
It is the prerogative of great men only to have great defects.
[Fr., Il n'appartient qu'aux grands hommes d'avoir read more
It is the prerogative of great men only to have great defects.
[Fr., Il n'appartient qu'aux grands hommes d'avoir de grands
defauts.]
Responsibility is the price of greatness.
Responsibility is the price of greatness.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.
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,
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.
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.
