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

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

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

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

To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.

Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

One sees great things from the valley only small things from the peak.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

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