A man is never so on trial as in the moment of excessive good fortune.

Lew Wallace

Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ

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Topic

Tests of character

Author

Lew Wallace

Source

Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1880 1880s 19th century

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Writer

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United States

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Citation

Wallace, Lew. Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ. Harper & Brothers, 1880, bk. 5, ch. 7.

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It is not the strength but the duration of great sentiments that makes great men.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Beyond Good and Evil

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Topic
Great men

Author

Friedrich Nietzsche
Source
Beyond Good and Evil
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1886 1880s 19th century
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Original Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Jenseits von Gut und Böse: Vorspiel einer Philosophie der Zukunft [Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future]. Leipzig: C. G. Naumann, 1886, ch. 4, no. 72.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Beyond Good and Evil, translated by R. J. Hollingdale. Penguin Classics, 2003, ch. 4, no. 72.