#history
"Great times call for great men. There are unknown heroes who are modest, with none of the historical glamour of a Napoleon. If you analysed their character you would find that it eclipsed even the glory of Alexander the Great. Today you can meet in the streets of Prague a shabbily dressed man who is not even himself aware of his significance in the history of the great new era. He goes modestly on his way, without bothering anyone. Nor is he bothered by journalists asking for an interview. If you asked him his name he would answer you simply and unassumingly: 'I am Švejk….'"
React to this quote
Resonant Thoughts
"If America is to produce great painters and if young artists wish to assume a place in the history of the art of their country, their first desire should be to remain in America to peer deeper into th…"
— Thomas Eakins
Art1844–1916
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"APE House Records official site"
— Andy Partridge"There's been historical conflict between China and Russia for well over 1,000 years. … People forget that t…"
— Tom Clancy"Lincoln was one of history's greatest men, but Americans are not like him. He was a lonely exception."
— Jânio Quadros"Cyrano de Bergerac at Wikisource ."
— Edmond Rostand"The historical sense involves a perception, not only of the pastness of the past, but of its presence; the …"
— T. S. Eliot"Online recordings of Zora"
— Zora Neale Hurston
Related Thinkers
Related Topics
Deep Dives
- Chesty Puller on history
- George S. Patton on war
- George S. Patton on Human Nature
- George S. Patton on life
- George S. Patton on religion
- George S. Patton on humor
- George S. Patton on ethics
- George S. Patton on justice
- George S. Patton on knowledge
- George S. Patton on Philosophy
- knowledge & Beauty
- knowledge & Change
