"In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head." ― Arthur Schopenhauer Topic(s): Great Tags: action, great, heart More From Arthur Schopenhauer "To live alone is the fate of all great souls." "Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability." "Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed." More In Great "A great wind swept over the ghetto, carrying away shame, invisibility and four centuries of humiliation. But when the wind dropped people saw it had been only a little breeze, friendly, almost gentle."― Jean Genet "To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves – there lies the great, singular power of self-respect."― Joan Didion "It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal."― Helen Keller