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No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.
No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.
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.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
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.
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.
Nature never sends a great man into the planet, without confiding
the secret to another soul.
Nature never sends a great man into the planet, without confiding
the secret to another soul.
Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great
occasions.
A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great
occasions.
