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

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

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Great minds discuss ideas average minds discuss events small minds discuss people.

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

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

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

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

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.

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