Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

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

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

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

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

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

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

All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.

Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things.