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We may seem great in an employment below our worth, but we very of

We may seem great in an employment below our worth, but we very often look little in one that is too big for us. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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The great thing about getting older is that you dont lose all the other ages youve been. – Madeleine LEngle

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He is neither a strategist nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general. Other than that hes a great military man. – Norman Schwarzkopf

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