• To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; to forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness?

  W. M. Thackeray
  Indian-born, British novelist 1811-1863
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. difficulty
2. greatness
3. spotless
4. ambition
5. through
6. forego

To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; to forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness? by : W. M. Thackeray

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