"To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can himself attain greatness." ― Edgar Allan Poe Topic(s): Great Tags: great, vilify More From Edgar Allan Poe "Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears." "All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry." "I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat." More In Great "The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats."― Theodore Roosevelt "Mistakes are part of the game. It’s how well you recover from them, that’s the mark of a great player."― Alice Cooper "I’ve also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have built such high standards for themselves that they often feel alone. But that same loneliness is part of their ability to create."― Yousuf Karsh