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

Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.

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

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

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

It is not enough to have great qualities We should also have the management of them.

Many great actions are committed in small struggles.

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

As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me.

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