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

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

All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

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

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

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

There are many of us that are willing to do great things for the Lord, but few of us are willing to do little things.

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

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