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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.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
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.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
No man was ever great without divine inspiration.
[Lat., Nemo vir magnus aliquo afflatu divino unquam fuit.]
No man was ever great without divine inspiration.
[Lat., Nemo vir magnus aliquo afflatu divino unquam fuit.]
