I never read the life of any important person without discovering that he knew more and could do more than I could ever hope to know or do in half a dozen lifetimes.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Reading biographies reveals that great people achieved far more than any one person could in a lifetime.
- In plain terms
- Important people did more in one life than you could in many.
- What can you take from it?
- Great achievements often seem impossible to match.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What great person inspires you?
- How do you measure your own achievements?
Another view
It assumes all achievements are equal or comparable.
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