A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

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

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

Many great actions are committed in small struggles.

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

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

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

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

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

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