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

Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune but great minds rise above them.

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

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

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

Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

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.