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    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.]

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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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The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.

The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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Responsibility is the price of greatness.

Responsibility is the price of greatness.

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No really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,

No really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,

by William Hazlitt Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great
occasions.

A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great
occasions.

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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.

by Hebbel Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

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There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who read more

There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.

by G. K. Chesterton Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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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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