A quotation from Carlyle, Thomas:

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Every noble work is at first impossible. In very truth, for every noble work the possibilities will lie diffused through Immensity; inarticulate, undiscoverable except to faith.
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A quotation from Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George:

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Never get a reputation for a small perfection, if you are trying for fame in a loftier area; the world can only judge by generals, and it sees that those who pay considerable attention to minutiæ, seldom have their minds occupied with great…
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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld, Francois:

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People who are too much concerned with little things usually become incapable of big ones.
 
[Ceux qui s’appliquent trop aux petites choses deviennent ordinairement incapables des grandes.]
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