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

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

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

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

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.

Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.

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

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.