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    He who comes up to his own idea of greatness, must always have
    had a very low standard of it in his mind.
    - William Hazlitt,

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Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.

Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.

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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.

by John W. Gardner Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven;
No pyramids set off his memories,
But the eternal read more

Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven;
No pyramids set off his memories,
But the eternal substance of his greatness,--
To which I leave him.

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Great and good are seldom the same man.

Great and good are seldom the same man.

by Thomas Fuller, M.d. Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived? Find your passion, whatever it may be. read more

If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived? Find your passion, whatever it may be. Become it, and let it become you and you will find great things happen FOR you, TO you and BECAUSE of you.

by T. Alan Armstrong Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.

Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.

by Greek Proverb Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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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.

by Gerald Stanley Lee Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.

Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.

by Truman Capote Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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Responsibility is the price of greatness.

Responsibility is the price of greatness.

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