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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
defauts.]
Be good and you will be lonely
Be good and you will be lonely
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
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.
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.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
