There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

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

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.

If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.

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

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

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

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

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

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