The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune but great minds rise above them.

To walk around with an ego is a bad thing. To have confidence in yourself is a great thing.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.

Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.

Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.