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Martyrdom is
the only way a man can become famous without ability.
-- George Bernard Shaw
1856-1950, Irish-born British
Dramatist
A genius can't
be forced; nor can you make an ape an alderman.
-- Thomas Somerville
The abilities
of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too
scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your
shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to
your feet, your shoulders are uncovered.
-- Sir William Temple
1628-1699, British Diplomat,
Essayist
He is the best
sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and
exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.
-- Henry David Thoreau
1817-1862, American Essayist,
Poet, Naturalist
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