Great men always pay deference to greater.

Quote by Walter Savage Landor

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Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their direction and begin to bend.

Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their direction and begin to bend.

Even the weakest disputant is made so conceited by what he calls religion, as to...

Even the weakest disputant is made so conceited by what he calls religion, as to...

Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.

Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.

A solitude is the audience-chamber of God.

A solitude is the audience-chamber of God.

Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A...

Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A...

The habitude of pleasing by flattery makes a language soft; the fear of offending by...

The habitude of pleasing by flattery makes a language soft; the fear of offending by...

O what a thing is age! Death without death's quiet.

O what a thing is age! Death without death's quiet.

Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and...

Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and...

I strove with none; for none was worth my strife; Nature I loved, and, next...

I strove with none; for none was worth my strife; Nature I loved, and, next...

No thoroughly occupied person was ever found really miserable.

No thoroughly occupied person was ever found really miserable.

The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.

The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.

Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and...

Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and...

We talk on principal, but act on motivation.

We talk on principal, but act on motivation.

Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats...

Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats...

We talk on principle, but we act on interest

We talk on principle, but we act on interest

Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A...

Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A...

There is no easy path leading out of life, and few easy ones that lie...

There is no easy path leading out of life, and few easy ones that lie...

Of all failures, to fail in a witticism is the worst, and the mishap is...

Of all failures, to fail in a witticism is the worst, and the mishap is...

It is healthful and invigorating to fall many times through life, if you get up...

It is healthful and invigorating to fall many times through life, if you get up...

Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities

Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities