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

One sees great things from the valley only small things from the peak.

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

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

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

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

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.

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

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

Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.