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Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides from their high estimate beyond the stars. – Henry David Thoreau

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I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was. – Muhammad Ali

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Produce great men, the rest follows. – Walt Whitman

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