No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.

No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.

For he that once is good, is ever great.

For he that once is good, is ever great.

Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.

Great men stand like solitary towers in the city of God.

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.

Great men are rarely isolated mountain- peaks; they are the summits of ranges.

Great men are rarely isolated mountain- peaks; they are the summits of ranges.

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.

Great and good are seldom the same man.

Great and good are seldom the same man.

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.

There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a read more

There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.