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The greatness of a man is measured by the way he treats the little man. Compassion for the weak is a sign of greatness.

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

I've discovered over the years that being subject to both the adoration and the vilification actually makes me more disciplined. It makes me understand that it's the idea of writing a great book that propels me now, whereas it used to be the idea of success.

A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and of many others; the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own.

It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is.

Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing.