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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. 
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.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
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.
 Man's Unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his Greatness; it is 
because there is an Infinite in him, which read more 
 Man's Unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his Greatness; it is 
because there is an Infinite in him, which with all his cunning 
he cannot quite bury under the Finite. 
There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a read more
There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.
Responsibility is the price of greatness.
Responsibility is the price of greatness.
 No man was ever great without divine inspiration.
 [Lat., Nemo vir magnus aliquo afflatu divino unquam fuit.]  
 No man was ever great without divine inspiration.
 [Lat., Nemo vir magnus aliquo afflatu divino unquam fuit.]