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Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.
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The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.
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Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.
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No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.
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Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.
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People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.
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Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.
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Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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To be great is to be misunderstood.
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Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.
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Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.
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A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.
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Trust men and they will be true to you treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.
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A great man is always willing to be little.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
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It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances.
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Good men must not obey the laws too well.
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Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.