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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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.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.

We bury love; Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep...

We bury love; Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep...

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.

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

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

There is no ghost so difficult to lay as the ghost of an injury.

There is no ghost so difficult to lay as the ghost of an injury.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

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

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

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...

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

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

Every man's road in life is marked by the graves of his personal liking.

Every man's road in life is marked by the graves of his personal liking.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

Everything is sweetened by risk.

Everything is sweetened by risk.

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...

If you wish to make a man look noble, your best course is to kill...

If you wish to make a man look noble, your best course is to kill...

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...

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...

Trees are your best antiques

Trees are your best antiques

To sit for one's portrait is like being present at one's own creation.

To sit for one's portrait is like being present at one's own creation.