"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em."
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Parodied in Joseph Heller, Catch-22, Chapter 9, as βSome men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.β
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Twelfth Night
1601 β 1602
Twelfth Night, or What You Will, is a comedy by William Shakespeare, named after the Twelfth Night holiday. The play was believed to have been written around 1601β1602.
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