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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.]
Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.
Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
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.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
Responsibility is the price of greatness.
Responsibility is the price of greatness.
Nature never sends a great man into the planet, without confiding
the secret to another soul.
Nature never sends a great man into the planet, without confiding
the secret to another soul.
A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great
occasions.
A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great
occasions.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
