A Quote by Oscar Wilde
Great passions are for the great of soul, and great events can be seen only by those who are on a level with them
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The great things in life are what they seem to be. And for that reason, strange as it may sound to you, often are very difficult to interpret (understand). Great passions are for the great of souls. Great events can only be seen by people who are on a level with them. We think we can have our visions for nothing. We cannot. Even the finest and most self-sacrificing visions have to be paid for. Strangely enough, that is what makes them fine.
Only passions, and great passions, can raise the soul to great things. Without them there is no sublimity, either in morals or in creativity. Art returns to infancy, and virtue becomes small-minded.
Great passions may either bring great victories or great sorrows! In both cases, it is always a great privilege to have great passions!
Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.
Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.
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I feel that Pride and Prejudice is an incredibly well constructed novel on every level. The dialogue is great. The character development is great. The plotting is great. The pacing is great. The language is great.
He only is great at heart who floods the world with a great affection. He only is great of mind who stirs the world with great thoughts. He only is great of will who does something to shape the world to a great career. And he is greatest who does the most of all these things and does them best.
Great faith is the product of great fights. Great testimonies are the outcome of great tests. Great triumphs can only come out of great trials.
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It is natural to admire and revere really great men. They hallow the nation to which they belong, and lift up not only all who live in their time, but those who live after them. Their great example becomes the common heritage of their race; and their great deeds and great thoughts are the most glorious legacies of mankind.
I've got a great family, great career, great friends, and a lot of passions, which make my life interesting and fulfilling every day.
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Great is Wealth--great is Poverty--great is Expression-great is Silence.
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Only those with great ambitions know what great fears drive them forward.
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