There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us in joy we face the storm and defy it.

Of all human activities, man's listening to God is the supreme act of his reasoning and will.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.

I arise full of eagerness and energy, knowing well what achievement lies ahead of me.

Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.