A great man is a torch in the darkness, a beacon in superstition's night, an inspiration and a prophecy.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
By a great man, however, we mean a man who, because of his spiritual gifts, his character, and other qualities, deserves to be called great and who as a result earns the power to influence others.
A great man does not seek applause or place; he seeks for truth; he seeks the road to happiness, and what he ascertains, he gives to others.
A great man is the man who does something for the first time.
This is the great object held out by this association; and the means of attaining it is illumination, enlightening the understanding by the sun of reason which will dispell the clouds of superstition and of prejudice.
A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions.
The ordinary man casts a shadow in a way we do not quite understand. The man of genius casts light.
Character is what a man is in the dark.
The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.
Therefore let men withdraw themselves from errors; and laying aside corrupt superstitions, let them acknowledge their Father and Lord, whose excellence cannot be estimated, nor His greatness perceived, nor His beginning comprehended.
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