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Great and good are seldom the same man.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
It is the prerogative of great men only to have great defects.
[Fr., Il n'appartient qu'aux grands hommes d'avoir read more
It is the prerogative of great men only to have great defects.
[Fr., Il n'appartient qu'aux grands hommes d'avoir de grands
defauts.]
That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior
capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.
[Lat., read more
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.]
Great is advertisement! 'tis almost fate;
But, little mushroom-men, of puff-ball fame.
Ah, do you dream to read more
Great is advertisement! 'tis almost fate;
But, little mushroom-men, of puff-ball fame.
Ah, do you dream to be mistaken great
And to be really great are just the same?
A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great
occasions.
A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great
occasions.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
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.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
