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To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
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.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
Responsibility is the price of greatness.
Responsibility is the price of greatness.
Burn to be great,
Pay not thy praise to lofty things alone.
The plains are everlasting as read more
Burn to be great,
Pay not thy praise to lofty things alone.
The plains are everlasting as the hills,
The bard cannot have two pursuits; aught else
Comes on the mind with the like shock as though
Two worlds had gone to war, and met in air.
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.
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?
