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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.]
The great man is the man who can get himself made and who will
get himself made out of read more
The great man is the man who can get himself made and who will
get himself made out of anything he finds at hand.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.
Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be read more
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
