Categories William Hazlitt No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history. Post author By quotegeek Post date January 14, 2013 No Comments on No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history. No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history. Tags fame, greatness, history, time ← If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. → Jessica: You punched a reporter. Brody: Oh, he’ll live. Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.