Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision. – Henry A. Kissinger

Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary calculations. He is at once sublime and touching, childlike and of the race of giants. – Honore de Balzac