People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.

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.

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

To walk around with an ego is a bad thing. To have confidence in yourself is a great thing.

Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.

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

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

Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message.

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