Arthur SchopenhauerGreat men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude
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Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude, flying swiftly with the wind that lifts them into the skies. However, they are the same as other birds that build nests. They are born and die. The great man, however, does not die; he lives on in spirit.
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