I will be small in small things, great among great.

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

The great man is too often all of a piece; it is the little man that is a bundle of contradictory elements. He is inexhaustible. You never come to the end of the surprises he has in store for you.

Great men too often have greater faults than little men can find room for.

From the height from which the great look down on the world all the rest of mankind seem equal.

We find great things are made of little things, And little things go lessening till at last Comes God behind them.

When the house of a great one collapses Many little ones are slain.

You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil.

The privilege and pleasure That we treasure beyond measure Is to run on little errands for the Ministers of State.