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    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?

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No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

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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.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.

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To be great is to be misunderstood.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

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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.

by Hebbel Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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Great men are rarely isolated mountain- peaks; they are the summits of ranges.

Great men are rarely isolated mountain- peaks; they are the summits of ranges.

by Thomas W. Higginson Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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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.

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For he that once is good, is ever great.

For he that once is good, is ever great.

by Ben Jonson Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.

Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.

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