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

Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message.

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

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

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

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

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.

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

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.