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Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
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.]
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.
Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.
No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.
Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.
