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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

My success was not based so much on any great intelligence but on great common sense.

Dreams must be heeded and accepted. For a great many of them come true.