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

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.

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.

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

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

Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind.

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

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

Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.