If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race.

Quote by Alexander Smith

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I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of...

In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of...

Everything is sweetened by risk.

Everything is sweetened by risk.

We are never happy; we can only remember that we were so once.

We are never happy; we can only remember that we were so once.

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing...

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing...

If you do your fair day's work, you are certain to get your fair day's...

If you do your fair day's work, you are certain to get your fair day's...

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

The saddest thing that befalls a soul Is when it loses faith in God and...

The saddest thing that befalls a soul Is when it loses faith in God and...

Trifles make up the happiness or the misery of human life.

Trifles make up the happiness or the misery of human life.

Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

The man who in this world can keep the whiteness of his soul is not...

The man who in this world can keep the whiteness of his soul is not...

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as...

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as...

A man doesn't plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity.

A man doesn't plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

I go into my library and all history unrolls before me.

I go into my library and all history unrolls before me.

You have to know the past to understand the present.

You have to know the past to understand the present.

History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.

History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.

Violence is a part of America. I don't want to single out rap music. Let's...

Violence is a part of America. I don't want to single out rap music. Let's...