It is commonly asserted and accepted that Paradise Lost is among the two or three greatest English poems; it may justly be taken as the type of supreme poetic achievement in our literature. ↗
Like all writers, he measured the achievements of others by what they had accomplished, asking of them that they measure him by what he envisaged or planned. ↗
Grades are almost completely relative, in effect ranking students relative to others in their class. Thus extra achievement by one student not only raises his position, but in effect lowers the position of others. ↗
Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the twentieth century has been to make the young old before their time. ↗
There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear of them. Catching salmon is one, and working all night is another. ↗