Greatness Quotes for Whatsapp and Facebook Status
some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon em.
Malvolio, quoting letter, Twelfth Night William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist, poet
Great men hallow a whole people, and lift up all who live in their time.
Sydney Smith (1771-1845) English writer, clergyman
The great are only great because we carry them on our shoulders.
Claude Dubosc de Montandre (17th century) French writer, pamphleteer
Great men are rarely isolated mountain-peaks; they are summits of ranges.
T. W. Higginson (1823-1911) American clergyman, writer
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
General Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) French president
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.
Lord Acton (1834-1902) English historian
What millions died that Caesar might be great!
Thomas Campbell (1777-1844) Scottish poet
No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish writer
The world, will, in the end, follow only those who have despised as well as served it.
Samuel Butler (1835-1902) English author
It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) English novelist
We are both great men, but I have succeeded better in keeping it a profound secret than he has.
Bill (E. W.) Nye (1850-1896) American journalist, humorous writer
To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.
Horace (65-8 Bc) Latin poet
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, poet, philosopher
