Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.

If you fear nothing, then you are not brave. You are merely too foolish to be afraid.

Harry - you're a great wizard, you know."
"I'm not as good as you," said Harry, very embarrassed, as she let go of him.
"Me!" said Hermione. "Books! And cleverness! There are more important things - friendship and bravery and - oh Harry - be careful!

Greatness, in the last analysis, is largely bravery - courage in escaping from old ideas and old standards and respectable ways of doing things.

Everyone has his foolishness and mostly those are the most interesting things a person has.

The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love.