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Great and good are seldom the same man.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Be good and you will be lonely
Be good and you will be lonely
No really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,
No really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,
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 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.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
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.
