Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together.

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

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

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

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

Dreams must be heeded and accepted. For a great many of them come true.

Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

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

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