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

Quote by Walter Savage Landor

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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...

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...

My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss...

My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss...

We talk on principle, but we act on interest

We talk on principle, but we act on interest

Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.

Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.

We think that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.

We think that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.

We talk on principal, but act on motivation.

We talk on principal, but act on motivation.

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice

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

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

The writing of the wise are the only riches our posterity cannot squander.

The writing of the wise are the only riches our posterity cannot squander.

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...

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...

A solitude is the audience-chamber of God.

A solitude is the audience-chamber of God.

I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.

I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.

Everything that looks to the future elevates human nature.

Everything that looks to the future elevates human nature.

Prose on certain occasions can bear a great deal of poetry; on the other hand,...

Prose on certain occasions can bear a great deal of poetry; on the other hand,...

Delay in justice is injustice.

Delay in justice is injustice.

Great men always pay deference to greater.

Great men always pay deference to greater.

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.

A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.