Quotation by

Epictetus

No great thing is created suddenly.

Great

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Important achievements take time and cannot happen all at once. They require patience and ongoing effort to develop fully.

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Great minds discuss ideas average minds discuss events small minds discuss people.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

One sees great things from the valley only small things from the peak.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.