Thumbnail titled "The Truly Great" featuring a portrait of Stephen Spender, representing a reading and discussion of his poem The Truly Great and its themes of greatness, courage, sacrifice, and enduring human achievement.

Ay, gaze upon her rose-wreathed hair,

And gaze upon her smile;…

To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer…