To display the greatest powers, unless they are applied to great purposes, makes nothing for the character of greatness. -William Hazlitt

 

To display the greatest powers, unless they are applied to great purposes, makes nothing for the character of greatness.


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This quote is just one of 33 total William Hazlitt quotes in our collection. William Hazlitt is known for saying 'To display the greatest powers, unless they are applied to great purposes, makes nothing for the character of greatness.' as well as some of the following quotes.

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.

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As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

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Men of genius do not excel in any profession because they labor in it, but they labor in it because they excel.

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To impress the idea of power on others, they must be made in some way to feel it.

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A really great man has always an idea of something greater than himself.

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