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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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To Vilify A Great Man Is The

Edgar Allan Poe
To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can himself attain greatness.
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Who can attain to anything great if he does not feel in himself the force and will to inflict great pain? the ability to suffer is a small matter: in that line, weak women and even slaves often attain masterliness. but not to perish from internal distress and doubt when one inflicts great suffering and hears the cry of it that is great, that belongs to greatness.
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