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 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? 
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.
For he that once is good, is ever great.
For he that once is good, is ever great.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
Be good and you will be lonely
Be good and you will be lonely
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
 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 deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.