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To be great is to be misunderstood.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.
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.
So let his name through Europe ring!
A man of mean estate,
Who dies as firm as read more
So let his name through Europe ring!
A man of mean estate,
Who dies as firm as Sparta's king,
Because his soul was great.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
He who comes up to his own idea of greatness, must always have
had a very low standard of read more
He who comes up to his own idea of greatness, must always have
had a very low standard of it in his mind.
- William Hazlitt,
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.
