Quote#Happiness
Few men, I imagine, who become great started on their career with the…
Quote byMandell Creighton · 1843–1901
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Heroes, address given to the Social and Political Education League (4 November 1898).
English (original)
Few men, I imagine, who become great started on their career with the intention of becoming so. The intention generally accompanies the unsuccessful. The secret of real greatness seems to be a happy knack of doing things as they come in your way; and they rarely present themselves in the form which careful preparation would enable you to deal with.
— Mandell Creighton
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