Ordinary Men Quotes

There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.

Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.

It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.

Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.