"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. See opportunity in every difficulty.

"It is no use saying

'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary."

Say "We are doing our best." Trying your best” doesn’t work, you have to succeed at what you have to do.

"I never worry about action

but only about inaction"

I never worry about action, but only about inaction.

"The price of greatness is responsibility."

The price of greatness is responsibility.

"All the great things are simple

and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope"

Great things are simple, and most can be condensed into a single word: Liberty; Justice; Honor; Duty; Mercy; Hope.

"No crime is so great as daring to excel."

Showing yourself off is the greatest sin.

"There is nothing wrong with change

if it is in the right direction"

There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.

"Kites rise highest against the wind

not with it."

Kites fly high against the wind, not with the wind.

"A man is about as big as the things that make him angry"

The value of a person can be seen from the size of the things that make him angry.