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.

Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.

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

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.

Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

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

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

The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.

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

To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.