"The English have an extraordinary ability for flying into a great calm"

"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"

"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"

"I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat"

"The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson"