#greatness

Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness. ↗

— Jean Rostand

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Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us. ↗

— Wilma Rudolph

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It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases. ↗

— Friedrich Schiller

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Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness. ↗

— Walter Scott

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It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. ↗

— William Shakespeare

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Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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I believe in the greatness of our democracy. ↗

— Chen Shui-bian

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