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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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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.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson 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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For he that once is good, is ever great.

For he that once is good, is ever great.

by Ben Jonson 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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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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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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Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.

Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.

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Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.

Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.

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No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.

No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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