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.

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

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune but great minds rise above them.

A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements.

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

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

My success was not based so much on any great intelligence but on great common sense.

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

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

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