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The Disciple (n.) of ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a great man blinds himself, like a singing bird, the better to sing his praises.

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The Disciple (n.) must ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠lose his teacher to find himself: "only when you have all denied me will I return to you."

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The Disciple (n.) blind ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠disciples have more power than the master; no man's influence has ever grown great without them.

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The Disciple (n.) you ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠want to multiply yourself by ten, by a hundred? Look for zeros!

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The Disciple (n.) are ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠each a misfortune for the master: imitating him, they make his defects look disproportionately great in their tiny persons, and his virtues proportionately small.