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.

Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together.

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

I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.

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

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

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.

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

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