Great Quotes

Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.

Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.

A great man is always willing to be little.

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

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

The Great Lakes region, and Congo in particular, have the potential to become the motor of African development.

Great numbers of Canadians... are determined to join us whenever we appear in the Country with any force to support them.

Life is either a great adventure or nothing.

What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?

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

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.