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Greatness Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- No one ever became great by imitation.
- He was dull in a new way, and that made many think him great.
- The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
- Those writers who lie on the watch for novelty can have little hope of greatness; for great things cannot have escaped former observation.
- As a madman is apt to think himself grown suddenly great, so he that grows suddenly great is apt to borrow a little from the…
- That eminence of learning is not to be gained without labour, at least equal to that which any other kind of greatness can require, will…
- The first step to greatness is to be honest.
- Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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- Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. — Marcus Aurelius
- There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility. — Abu Bakr
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- We shall never resolve the enigma of the relation between the negative foundations of greatness and that greatness itself. — Jean Baudrillard
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