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

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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