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

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

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

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

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

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

Dreams must be heeded and accepted. For a great many of them come true.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

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

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