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Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
Love is a game in which one always cheats.
Love is a game in which one always cheats.
No man was ever great without divine inspiration.
[Lat., Nemo vir magnus aliquo afflatu divino unquam fuit.]
No man was ever great without divine inspiration.
[Lat., Nemo vir magnus aliquo afflatu divino unquam fuit.]
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior
capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.
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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.]
