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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.]
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.
One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.
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.
Nature never sends a great man into the planet, without confiding
the secret to another soul.
Nature never sends a great man into the planet, without confiding
the secret to another soul.
Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.
Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.
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.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
