Not in his goals but in his transitions is man great

The greatest man in history was the poorest

The great man is not convulsible or tormentable, events pass over him without much impression

With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall.

Not he is great who can alter matter, but he who can alter my state of mind

Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.