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To be a great man it is necessary to know how to profit by the whole of our good fortune.
Great men too make mistakes, and many among them do it so often that one is almost tempted to call them little men.
Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.
Every great man inevitably resents a partner in greatness.
Men are like the stars: some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive.
Because a man can write great works he is none the less a man.
Conceit and presumption have not been any more fatal to the world, than the waste which comes of great men failing in their hearts to recognise how great they are.
In a narrow sphere great men are blunderers.
It is the privilege of greatness to confer intense happiness with insignificant gifts.
Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness.
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Violence never settles anything right: apart from injuring your own soul, it injures the best cause. It lingers on long after the object of hate has disappeared from the scene to plague the lives of those who have employed it against their foes.
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The time we waste trying to find out what life is all about could be spent loving someone and finding out.
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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
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Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.
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I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.
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