“With the great quality of egoism, great deeds and great merits became extinct.”
Oscar Levy (1867–1946) German physician and writer
Source: The Revival of Aristocracy (1906), p. 39.
“Hope knows that if great trials are avoided great deeds remain undone and the possibility of growth into greatness of soul is aborted.”
Source: Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging
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