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

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

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

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

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

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

All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness.

Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

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

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.