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

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.

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.

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

Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message.

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

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream not only plan, but also believe.

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.