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

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

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

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

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

Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.

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

Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.

If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.