No really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,

No really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,

Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven;
No pyramids set off his memories,
But the eternal read more

Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven;
No pyramids set off his memories,
But the eternal substance of his greatness,--
To which I leave him.

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.

For he that once is good, is ever great.

For he that once is good, is ever great.

Responsibility is the price of greatness.

Responsibility is the price of greatness.

Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.

Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.