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" ... me in thinking over what Mr. Gladstone was reported to have said, and in thinking of his own achievements and career, that there are two classes of men who have played and still play a prominent part in the world — those who accomplish great things,... "
The Life and Times of Sir John Charles Molteno, K.C.M.G., First Premier of ... - Page 410
by Percy Alport Molteno - 1900
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The English in the West Indies: Or, The Bow of Ulysses

James Anthony Froude - Black people - 1888 - 460 pages
...world — those who accomplish great I \things, and those who talk and make speeches about them. I The doers of things are for the most part silent....because it is not done as they would have had it, and afterwards take possession of it as if it was their own property. Warren Hastings wins India for...
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The English in the West Indies: Or, The Bow of Ulysses

James Anthony Froude - Great Britain - 1888 - 444 pages
...in the world—those who accomplish great things, and those who talk and make speeches about them. The doers of things are for the most part silent....because it is not done as they would have had it, and afterwards take possession of it as if it was their own property. Warren Hastings wins India for...
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The English in the West Indies: Or, The Bow of Ulysses

James Anthony Froude - Black people - 1888 - 362 pages
...in the world — those who accomplish great things, and those who talk and make speeches about them. The doers of things are for the most part silent....silent men do the work. The talking men cry out at >vhat is done because it is not done as they would have had it, and afterwards take possession of it...
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The Dial, Volume 8

Francis Fisher Browne - American literature - 1888 - 338 pages
...in the world — those who accomplish great things, and those who talk and make speeches about them. The doers of things are for the most part silent....spouting upon platforms. The silent men do the work. . . . Rodney struck a blow in the West Indies which sounded over the world and saved for Britain her...
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The English in the West Indies: Or, The Bow of Ulysses

James Anthony Froude - Great Britain - 1900 - 604 pages
...the world — those who accomplish great things, and those who talk and i make speeches about them. The doers of things are for the most part silent....who paint great pictures or write great poems, are uot often to be found spouting upon platforms. The silent men do the work. The talking men cry out...
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The Dial, Volume 8

Francis Fisher Browne - American literature - 1888 - 324 pages
...in the world — those who accomplish great things, and those who talk and make speeches about them. The doers of things are for the most part silent....spouting upon platforms. The silent men do the work. . . . Rodney struck a blow in the West Indies which sounded over the world and saved for Britain her...
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