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The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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