Quote#Solitude
That man is great, and he alone
Quote byRobert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton · 1831–1891
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Chronicles and Characters (1868), Vol. ii, Book ix: Here and There, "A Great Man", p. 336..
English (original)
That man is great, and he alone, Who serves a greatness not his own.
— Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton
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