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971. An aspiration for noble achievement, that is what is called greatness : and littleness is the thought that sayeth, I shall live without it.

972. The manner of birth is the same for all men: but their reputations vary because they differ in the lives that they lead.

972. Even if they are noble, those that are not noble are not noble; and even if they are low-born, those that are not low are not low.

974. Even as chastity in a woman, greatness can be maintained only by being true to one's own self.

975. Those that are great have the puissance to employ adequate means and achieve things that are impossible for others. Rh