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Quote by Thomas Carlyle
History shows that the majority of people that have done anything

History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their youth in seclusion. – Thomas Carlyle

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It is a mathematical fact that the casting of this pebble from my hand alters the centre of gravity of the universe. – Thomas Carlyle

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Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the rights of others, rather than gracefully insists on its own rights. – Thomas Carlyle

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A man must live like a great brilliant flame and burn as brightly as he can. In the end he burns out. But this is far better than a mean little flame. – Boris Yeltsin

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No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it. – Andrew Carnegie

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I dont feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves. – John Wayne

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There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder. – Ronald Reagan

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