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To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man ca

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can himself attain greatness. – Edgar Allan Poe

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The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history. – Bertrand Russell

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The great tragedy of science – the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact. – Thomas Huxley

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The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats. – Theodore Roosevelt

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The great thing in the world is not so much to seek happiness as to earn peace and self-respect. – Thomas Huxley

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