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The price of greatness is responsibility.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
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.
Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be read more
Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness but it is greatness.
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be read more
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
It is the prerogative of great men only to have great defects.
[Fr., Il n'appartient qu'aux grands hommes d'avoir read more
It is the prerogative of great men only to have great defects.
[Fr., Il n'appartient qu'aux grands hommes d'avoir de grands
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For he that once is good, is ever great.
For he that once is good, is ever great.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.