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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.
Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.
Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.
Burn to be great,
Pay not thy praise to lofty things alone.
The plains are everlasting as read more
Burn to be great,
Pay not thy praise to lofty things alone.
The plains are everlasting as the hills,
The bard cannot have two pursuits; aught else
Comes on the mind with the like shock as though
Two worlds had gone to war, and met in air.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.
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.]
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.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.
