I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened. Mark Twain on great
Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. Lao Tzu on great
Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind. Aristotle on great
My books are like water those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately) everybody drinks water. Mark Twain on great
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist. Oscar Wilde on great
Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all. Norman Vincent Peale on great
Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained. Helen Keller on great
In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. Lee Iacocca on great
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. Oscar Wilde on great
These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived. Winston Churchill on great
It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal. Helen Keller on great
The great defense against the air menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure. Winston Churchill on great
Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men. Mahatma Gandhi on great
Life is either a great adventure or nothing. Helen Keller on great
Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included. Karl Marx on great
I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit. John Steinbeck on great
The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude. Friedrich Nietzsche on great
I always seem to get inspiration and renewed vitality by contact with this great novel land of yours which sticks up out of the Atlantic. Winston Churchill on great