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To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
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.
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.
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.]
He who comes up to his own idea of greatness, must always have
had a very low standard of read more
He who comes up to his own idea of greatness, must always have
had a very low standard of it in his mind.
- William Hazlitt,
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.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
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.
Great is advertisement! 'tis almost fate;
But, little mushroom-men, of puff-ball fame.
Ah, do you dream to read more
Great is advertisement! 'tis almost fate;
But, little mushroom-men, of puff-ball fame.
Ah, do you dream to be mistaken great
And to be really great are just the same?
