Happiness does not come from without, it comes from within.
For three things I thank God every day of my life: thanks that he has vouchsafed me knowledge of his works; deep thanks that he has set in my darkness the lamp of faith; deep, deepest thanks that I have another life to look forward to – a life joyous with light and flowers and heavenly song.
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain.
No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
There is joy in self-forgetfulness. So I try to make the light in others’ eyes my sun, the music in others’ ears my symphony, the smile on others’ lips my happiness.
Look the world straight in the eye.
The mind is as big as the universe.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.
The richness of the human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome.
Thus I came up out of Egypt and stood before Sinai, and a power divine touched my spirit and gave it sight, so that I beheld many wonders. And from the sacred mountain I heard a voice which said, ‘Knowledge is love and light and vision.
The only lightless dark is the night of ingnorance and insensibility.
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than to outrun exposer. the fearful are caught as often as the bold.
Be of good cheer. Do not think of today’s failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.
The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.
Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.