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

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.

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

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

Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.

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

Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.

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