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

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.

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

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

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

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

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

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