Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.
Walter Savage LandorThere is no easy path leading out of life, and few are the easy ones that lie within it.
Walter Savage LandorMen universally are ungrateful towards him who instructs them, unless, in the hours or in the intervals of instruction, he presents a sweet-cake to their self-love.
Walter Savage Landor