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Quotation from Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em”
Twelfth Night, Act 2, Scene 5
The forged letter flatters Malvolio into comic self-deception.
Citation: "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em" — William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act 2, Scene 5. (id twelfth-night-q1)
Portrait: Scene from ‘Twelfth Night’ (‘Malvolio and the Countess’), Daniel Maclise, Public domain.
