Do not expect to be acknowledged for what you are, much less for what you would be; since no one can well measure a great man but upon the bier.
Walter Savage LandorAmbition does not see the earth she treads on: The rock and the herbage are of one substance to her.
Walter Savage LandorGreat men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.
Walter Savage Landor