Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.
To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can himself attain greatness.
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 greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
Somewhere in the world there is defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory.
Great men are not born great, they grow great.
We are so small between the stars, so large against the sky.
To some people it is fatal to be recognized by greatness.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
There is no greatness without a passion to be great, whether it’s the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessman.
The only thing standing between me and greatness is me.
The history books do not remember the men who almost achieved greatness.
