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• Had I so interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent, the so-called great, or in behalf of any of… — John Brown
• In historic events, the so-called great men are labels giving names to events, and like labels they have but the smallest connection… — Leo Tolstoy
• By a great man, however, we mean a man who, because of his spiritual gifts, his character, and other qualities, deserves to… — Fredrik Bajer
• It (Tao) is eternally without desire. So, it can be called small. All things return to it, although it does not make… — Laozi
• The great Tao flows everywhere. All things are born from it, yet it doesn't create them. It pours itself into its work,… — Laozi
• There are not many English novels which deserve to be called great: Parade's End is one of them. — Wystan Hugh Auden
• Great men are excellent topics of conversation, but the superior man, the superior men, the masters, the universal spirits on horseback, have… — Knut Hamsun
• As for famous men who were not artists, I am beginning to be tired of them. Those poor little scoundrels who are… — Franz Liszt
• I found so-called great art too pompous, too stiff. What at this time was called minor art was freer, more imaginative, more… — Jacques Lipchitz
• The majority of the so-called great powers have long been exploiting and enslaving a whole series of small and weak peoples. And… — Vladimir Lenin
• How can a nation be called great if its bread tastes like kleenex? — Julia Child
• Dickens was born in 1812 and died in 1870, having produced fifteen novels, many of which can confidently be called great, as… — Robert Gottlieb

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