The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of the great.

No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history.

It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.

Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.

He was dull in a new way, and that made many think him great.

To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

Great men are the guideposts and landmarks in the state.

The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.

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.