John Milton Quotes, Fate Quotes, Greatness Quotes

By a certain fate, great acts, and great eloquence have most commonly gone hand in hand, equalling and honoring each other in the same ages.

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Great men have been among us; hands that penn'd And tongues that utter'd wisdom--better none

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You are treading the path to your greatness: no one shall follow you here! Your passage has effaced the path behind you, and above that path stands written: Impossibility.

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Those who in this world have the courage to try and solve in their own lives new problems of life, are the ones who raise society to greatness.

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Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it.

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There is only one road to human greatness: through the school of hard knocks.

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Sighing that Nature formed but one such man, and broke the die.

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The greatness of literature cannot be determined solely by literary standards though we must remember that whether it is literature or not can be determined only by literary standards.

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....for friendships that are acquired by a price and not by greatness and nobility of character are purchased but are not owned, and at the proper moment they cannot be spent.

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Poverty is a veil that obscures the face of greatness. An appeal is a mask covering the face of tribulation.

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I am convinced that nothing will happen to me, for I know the greatness of the task for which Providence has chosen me.

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GLOUCESTER: Yet so much is my poverty of spirit, So mighty and so many my defects, As I had rather hide me from my greatness, Being a bark to brook no mighty sea, Than in my greatness covet to be hid, And in the vapour of my glory smother'd. But God be thanked. . . .

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It's been a wild ride. I hope people can appreciate how special it is to see the people that ran well today; how special and sometimes fleeting greatness can be even from yourself. I gave it everything I had and for a short period of time I did very very well and I'm very proud of that and I'm leaving it at that. I did the best I could.

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SYCOPHANT- One who approaches Greatness on his belly so that he may not be commanded to turn and be kicked. He is sometimes an editor.

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Shallow sorrows and shallow loves live on. The loves and sorrows that are great are destroyed by their own plenitude.

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The difficulties of life do not keep you from greatness. They show you to its door.

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The affirmative class monopolize the homage of mankind. They originate and execute all the great feats. What a force was coiled upin the skull of Napoleon!

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When a man realizes his littleness, his greatness can appear.

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Jokes? There are no jokes. The truth is the funniest joke of all.

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We are very near to greatness: one step and we are safe; can we not take the leap?

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