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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.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
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.
Be good and you will be lonely
Be good and you will be lonely
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.
Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
That man is great, and he alone,
Who serves a greatness not his own,
For neither praise read more
That man is great, and he alone,
Who serves a greatness not his own,
For neither praise nor pelf:
Content to know and be unknown:
Whole in himself.
Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.