Greatnesse on goodnesse loves to slide, not stand,
And leaves, for fortune's ice, vertue's firme land.

Greatnesse on goodnesse loves to slide, not stand,
And leaves, for fortune's ice, vertue's firme land.

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

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

The price of greatness is responsibility.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great
occasions.

A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great
occasions.

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

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

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.

Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.

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 in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.