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For he that once is good, is ever great.
For he that once is good, is ever great.
That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior
capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.
[Lat., read more
That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior
capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.
[Lat., Urit enim fulgore suo qui praegravat artes
Intra se positas; extinctus amabitur idem.]
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.
Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be read more
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.
No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.
