"Great is the victory, but the friendship of all is greater"

"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice"

"Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them"

"Behind every great fortune lies a great crime"

"Men are only as great as they are kind"

"He's by best friend and the father of my children. He's a great ex"

"Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes"

"All lasting business is built on friendship"

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do"

"To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization"

"Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer"