Everyone here has the sense that right now is one of those moments when we are influencing the future.

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind.

Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.

The only thing that ultimately matters is to eat an ice-cream cone, play a slide trombone, plant a small tree, good God, now you're free.

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.

It is always the simple that produces the marvelous.

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.

And now, this is the sweetest and most glorious day that ever my eyes did see.

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.