Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

Bitter experience has taught us how fundamental our values are and how great the mission they represent.

If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.

Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

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

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements.