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.

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be read more

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.

No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.

No great deed is done
By falterers who ask for certainty.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.

Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues.

Nature never sends a great man into the planet, without confiding
the secret to another soul.

Nature never sends a great man into the planet, without confiding
the secret to another soul.

Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be read more

Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness but it is greatness.

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

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

So let his name through Europe ring!
A man of mean estate,
Who dies as firm as read more

So let his name through Europe ring!
A man of mean estate,
Who dies as firm as Sparta's king,
Because his soul was great.