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The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
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.]
Be good and you will be lonely
Be good and you will be lonely
No man was ever great without divine inspiration.
[Lat., Nemo vir magnus aliquo afflatu divino unquam fuit.]
No man was ever great without divine inspiration.
[Lat., Nemo vir magnus aliquo afflatu divino unquam fuit.]
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who read more
There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
Responsibility is the price of greatness.
Responsibility is the price of greatness.
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.