“Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.”
Source: Classical dialogues, Greek and Roman
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Famous Walter Savage Landor Quotes
“A man's vanity tells him what is honor, a man's conscience what is justice.”
Source: Dialogues of sovereigns and statesmen
“Goodness does not more certainly make men happy than happiness makes them good.”
Source: Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen
Source: Imaginary conversations of Greeks and Romans
Source: The Last Fruit Off an Old Tree