Alphonse de Lamartine Quotes about Greatness

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If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad?

If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad?

Alphonse de Lamartine

Mean, Greatness, Men

"Histoire de la Turquie", Volume 1, (p. 277), 1854.

True greatness is sovereign wisdom. We are never deceived by our virtues.

Alphonse de Lamartine

Greatness, Sovereign, Virtue

Alphonse de Lamartine (1891). “Lamartine's Works ...”

The founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammed. As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he?

Alphonse de Lamartine

Spiritual, Greatness, Men

"Histoire de la Turquie", Volume 1, (p. 277), 1854.

The greatness of a popular character is less according to the ratio of his genius than the sympathy he shows with the prejudices and even the absurdities of his time. Fanatics do not select the cleverest but the most fanatical leaders as was evidenced in the choice of Robespierre by the French Jacobins, and in that of Cromwell by the English Puritans.

Alphonse de Lamartine

Character, Greatness, Choices

Alphonse de Lamartine (1854). “Memoirs of celebrated characters”, p.157

Alphonse de Lamartine Quotes about Greatness

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