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Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.
Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.
The great man is the man who can get himself made and who will
get himself made out of read more
The great man is the man who can get himself made and who will
get himself made out of anything he finds at hand.
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.
For he that once is good, is ever great.
For he that once is good, is ever great.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Be good and you will be lonely
Be good and you will be lonely
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.
There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a read more
There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.