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To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
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,
Great is advertisement! 'tis almost fate;
But, little mushroom-men, of puff-ball fame.
Ah, do you dream to read more
Great is advertisement! 'tis almost fate;
But, little mushroom-men, of puff-ball fame.
Ah, do you dream to be mistaken great
And to be really great are just the same?
No really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,
No really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
So let his name through Europe ring!
A man of mean estate,
Who dies as firm as read more
So let his name through Europe ring!
A man of mean estate,
Who dies as firm as Sparta's king,
Because his soul was great.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
