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Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three. Based on quote from Shakespeare, Twelfth Night Act II, scene v: Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.
George Henry Lewes
Born: April 18, 1817
Died: November 30, 1878 (aged 61)
Bio: George Henry Lewes was an English philosopher and critic of literature and theatre. He became part of the mid-Victorian ferment of ideas which encouraged discussion of Darwinism, positivism, and religious scepticism.
Known for:
- Problems of life and mind (1873)
- The physiology of common life (1859)
- The principles of success in literature
- The Life of Goethe
- Ranthorpe (1847)
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