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The man who is anybody and who does anything is surely going to be criticized vilified and misunderstood. This is part of the penalty for greatness and every man understands too that it is no proof of greatness.

The man who is anybody and who does anything is surely going to be criticized vilified and misunderstood. This is part of the penalty for greatness and every man understands too that it is no proof of greatness.

Approximate author period: c. 1885 AD · industrial

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Elbert Hubbard
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Approximate author period: c. 1885 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1856 to 1915; Wikidata Q734329, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q734329 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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