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To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior
capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.
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That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior
capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.
[Lat., Urit enim fulgore suo qui praegravat artes
Intra se positas; extinctus amabitur idem.]
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.
Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.
The great man is the man who can get himself made and who will
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The great man is the man who can get himself made and who will
get himself made out of anything he finds at hand.
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.
Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it.
Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it.
Greatnesse on goodnesse loves to slide, not stand,
And leaves, for fortune's ice, vertue's firme land.
Greatnesse on goodnesse loves to slide, not stand,
And leaves, for fortune's ice, vertue's firme land.
