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Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Be good and you will be lonely
Be good and you will be lonely
Great and good are seldom the same man.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
Man's Unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his Greatness; it is
because there is an Infinite in him, which read more
Man's Unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his Greatness; it is
because there is an Infinite in him, which with all his cunning
he cannot quite bury under the Finite.
Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven;
No pyramids set off his memories,
But the eternal read more
Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven;
No pyramids set off his memories,
But the eternal substance of his greatness,--
To which I leave him.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
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.
