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

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

I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.

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

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream not only plan, but also believe.

Many great actions are committed in small struggles.

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.

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

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