The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.

The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.

The great man who thinks greatly of himself, is not diminishing
that greatness in heaping fuel on his fire.

The great man who thinks greatly of himself, is not diminishing
that greatness in heaping fuel on his fire.

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 is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who read more

There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.

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.

That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior
capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.
[Lat., read more

That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior
capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.
[Lat., Urit enim fulgore suo qui praegravat artes
Intra se positas; extinctus amabitur idem.]

He is great who is what he is from Nature, and who never reminds
us of others.

He is great who is what he is from Nature, and who never reminds
us of others.

Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

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.