great man

All great men are play actors of their own ideal. Friedrich Nietzsche

is equally indebted to the historian for adorning his action as is the historian indebted to these heroes for enriching history.

The lives of heroes have enriched history, and history has adorned the actions of heroes ... and thus I cannot say whether the historians are more indebted to those who provided them with such noble materials, or those great men to their historians. Jean de la Bruyere

is errors are venerable because they are more fruitful than the truths of little men.

The errors of great men are venerable because they are more fruitful than the truths of little men.

is in comparatively few numbers, by no means, as is often taught, responsible for the greatest forward steps of mankind.

To teach that a comparatively few men are responsible for the greatest forward steps of mankind is the worst sort of nonsense. Henry Ford

is in the privileged position of being able to confer intense happiness with insignificant gifts.

It is the privilege of greatness to confer intense happiness with insignificant gifts. Friedrich Nietzsche

is like a stream, which is never large and copious of itself, but becomes great by receiving and leading on so many tributary streams.

Anecdote: Greatness Means Leading the Way. No stream is large and copious of itself, but becomes great by receiving and leading on so many tributary streams. It is so, also, with all intellectual greatness, It is only a question of someone indicating the direction to be followed by so many affluent... not whether he was richly or poorly gifted originally. Friedrich Nietzsche

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