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“Muhammad was a prince; he rallied his compatriots around him. In a few years, the Muslims conquered half of the world. They plucked more souls from false gods, knocked down more idols, razed more pagan temples in fifteen years than the followers of Moses and Jesus did in fifteen centuries. Muhammad was a great man. He would indeed have been a god, if the revolution that he had performed had not been prepared by the circumstances.”

“This is the part of a great man, after he has maturely weighed all circumstances, to punish the guilty, to spare the many, and in every state of fortune not to depart from an upright, virtuous conduct.”

Men States Greatness He Man Circumstances Fortune Guilty Great Men Virtuous Spares

Book:Cicero's Three books of offices, or moral duties: also his Cato Major, an essay on old age; Lælius, an essay on friendship; Paradoxes; Scipio's dream; and Letter to Quintus on the duties of a magistrate

Source: Cicero's Three books of offices, or moral duties: also his Cato Major, an essay on old age; Lælius, an essay on friendship; Paradoxes; Scipio's dream; and Letter to Quintus on the duties of a magistrate

“Superiority to circumstances is one of the most prominent characteristics of great men.”

Men Circumstances Characteristics Great Men Superiority Prominent

Author:Horace Mann

“You have a great many things to do when you are under house arrest. On the one hand, it is more comfortable than sitting in prison; on the other hand, you have to look after a household, which is strenuous under such circumstances.”

Looks Hands House Circumstances Comfortable Sitting Prison Things To Do Great Men Household House Arrest

Author:Aung San Suu Kyi

“There are no great men, just great circumstances, and how they handle those circumstances will determine the outcome of history.”

Men Circumstances Determine Handle Outcomes Great Men

Author:William Halsey

“It is quite rare for God to provide a great man at the necessary moment to carry out some great deep, which is why when this unusual combination of circumstance does occur, history at once records the name of the chosen one and recommends him to the admiration of posterity.”

Men Doe Moments Names Records Circumstances Chosen Combination Great Men Admiration Unusual Posterity Chosen One

Author:Alexandre Dumas