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    Man's Unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his Greatness; it is
    because there is an Infinite in him, which with all his cunning
    he cannot quite bury under the Finite.

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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.

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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.

by Richard Knolles Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.

No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.

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Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.

Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.

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So let his name through Europe ring!
A man of mean estate,
Who dies as firm as read more

So let his name through Europe ring!
A man of mean estate,
Who dies as firm as Sparta's king,
Because his soul was great.

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Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

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Burn to be great,
Pay not thy praise to lofty things alone.
The plains are everlasting as read more

Burn to be great,
Pay not thy praise to lofty things alone.
The plains are everlasting as the hills,
The bard cannot have two pursuits; aught else
Comes on the mind with the like shock as though
Two worlds had gone to war, and met in air.

by Philip James Bailey Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a read more

There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.

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The price of greatness is responsibility.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

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