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The great man is the man who can get himself made and who will
get himself made out of read more
The great man is the man who can get himself made and who will
get himself made out of anything he finds at hand.
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.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
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.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven;
No pyramids set off his memories,
But the eternal read more
Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven;
No pyramids set off his memories,
But the eternal substance of his greatness,--
To which I leave him.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
