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

All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.

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

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

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

Great minds discuss ideas average minds discuss events small minds discuss people.

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

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

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

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