#great man

Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit. ↗

— W. Clement Stone

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To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it. ↗

— Homer

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There have been in this century only one great man and one great thing: Napoleon and liberty. For want of the great man, let us have the great thing. ↗

— Victor Hugo

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Duty is for Kant the One and All. Out of the duty of gratitude, he claims, one has to defend and esteem the ancients; and only out of duty has he become a great man. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society. ↗

— B. R. Ambedkar

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If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man. ↗

— James Dean

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The Jews don't like Farrakhan, so they call me Hitler. Well, that's a good name. Hitler was a very great man. ↗

— Louis Farrakhan

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My dearly beloved if I am to die today and never see the sweet face of you I want you to know that I am no great man and am lucky to have such a woman as you. ↗

— Wild Bill Hickok

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Behind every great man there is a suprised woman. ↗

— Maryon Pearson

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I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility. ↗

— John Ruskin

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