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Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes: When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.
         

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.


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When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.
         



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