A really great man has always an idea of something greater than himself.
No act terminating in itself constitutes greatness.
A great chessplayer is not a great man, for he leaves the world as he found it.
To impress the idea of power on others, they must be made in some way to feel it.
To display the greatest powers, unless they are applied to great purposes, makes nothing for the character of greatness.
A King (as such) is not a great man. He has great power, but it is not his own.
Popularity is neither fame nor greatness.
The journey of a thousand leagues begins from beneath your feet.