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

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

Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind.

Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

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

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

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

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

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