When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.
Napoleon Bonaparte

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.
Napoleon Bonaparte

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.
Napoleon Bonaparte

A great man is always willing to be little.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

To be great is to be misunderstood.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

The Bee Gees who are brilliant, I just love great music.
Michael Jackson

There were times when I had great times with my brothers, pillow fights and things, but I was, used to always cry from loneliness.
Michael Jackson