In reading the lives of great men I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first.

They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones.

There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune it is a certain air which distinguishes us and seems to destine us for great things it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.

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

Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.

Motherhood is a great honor and privilege yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are awake at night nursing a baby spending their time and money on less-than-grateful teenagers or preparing meals moms continuously put others before themselves.

Everyone who achieves success in a great venture solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they met.

I think all women go through periods where we hate this about ourselves we don't like that. It's great to get to a place where you dismiss anything you're worried about. I find flaws attractive. I find scars attractive.

Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves nor their own things but only what is just whether it happens to be done by themselves or others.

Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.