Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.

Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.

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

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

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

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

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.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

Great and good are seldom the same man.

Great and good are seldom the same man.

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 deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.