Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.
To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; and to forgo even ambition when the end is gained – who can say this is not greatness?
The history books do not remember the men who almost achieved greatness.
It was better for me when I could imagine greatness in others, even if it wasn’t always there.
Great men are not born great, they grow great.
Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
A big man has no time really to do anything but just sit and be big.
