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

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

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

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

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

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

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together.

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

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