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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.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
He is great who is what he is from Nature, and who never reminds
us of others.
He is great who is what he is from Nature, and who never reminds
us of others.
The great man is the man who can get himself made and who will
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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 men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.
Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.
It is the prerogative of great men only to have great defects.
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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.]
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
