"He is lofty, and I am eminent." — Gough Whitlam

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• There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for… — Charles Babbage
• No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and… — Charles Kendall Adams
• The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect… — Henry Ward Beecher
• It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it.… — Joseph Addison
• Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies… — Edmund Burke
• For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the… — Miguel de Cervantes
• A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the… — B R Ambedkar
• We profess to teach the principles and practice of medicine, or, in other words, the science and art of medicine.… — Unknown Author
• In less than eight years "The Origin of Species" has produced conviction in the minds of a majority of the… — Alfred Russel Wallace
• Possess purity in an eminent degree, and jealously preserve this fragrant flower. I earnestly desire to see you shine by… — Paul of the Cross
• No words can express how much the world owes to sorrow. Most of the Psalms were born in the wilderness.… — George MacDonald
• I believe that the road to pre-eminent success in any line of work is to make yourself master of that… — Andrew Carnegie

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