Great men quotes

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.

There have been many great men that have flattered the people who ne’er loved them.

Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.

The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history.

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides from their high estimate beyond the stars.

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

Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.

No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men.

No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.

Faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people who ne’er loved them.

I have talked with great men, and I do not see how they differ from others.