Walter Savage Landor Quotes About Greatness
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Great men too often have greater faults than little men can find room for.
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The tomb is the pedestal of greatness. I make a distinction between God's great and the king's great.
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Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.
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It appears to be among the laws of nature, that the mighty of intellect should be pursued and carped by the little, as the solitary flight of one great bird is followed by the twittering petulance of many smaller.
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Great men always pay deference to greater.
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Greatness, as we daily see it, is unsociable.
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A great man knows the value of greatness; he dares not hazard it, he will not squander it.
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