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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.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
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.
Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
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.
Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.
Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.
The great man who thinks greatly of himself, is not diminishing
that greatness in heaping fuel on his fire.
The great man who thinks greatly of himself, is not diminishing
that greatness in heaping fuel on his fire.
