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Be good and you will be lonely
Be good and you will be lonely
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.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
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.]
Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.
Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.
Great men are rarely isolated mountain- peaks; they are the summits of ranges.
Great men are rarely isolated mountain- peaks; they are the summits of ranges.
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.
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
