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Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us ordinary men gain much.
Walter Savage Landor
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Walter Savage Landor
Age: 89 †
Born: 1775
Born: January 30
Died: 1864
Died: September 17
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Ambition does not see the earth she treads on: The rock and the herbage are of one substance to her.
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