Some people act as if there were a penalty for carrying concealed troubles. They exhibit them at every opportunity, begging for sympathy, even condescending to accept pity. Such persons never realize that the very ones to whom they are complaining are often struggling under a burden greater than their own.

There is no doubt about it that it is more difficult for a woman to follow a career than for a man. Through the centuries his time has been considered more valuable, and he has consequently been excused from wrestling with many of 'life's minor damnabilities.

Metaphysicians tell us that it is easier to get the body well than to get the mind to realize its wellness.

any pursuit of happiness contrary to the common good is doomed to failure.

What can people not accomplish if they will but master the secret of steadfast perseverance.

Half of our sorrows come from setting exalted standards for people and then breaking our hearts when they fail to live up to them.

No teaching that is not based on reason can be tolerated by critical minds, but the belief that an accident of blind force produces this highly organized world is far more fantastic than the theory that a Super Intelligence devised its ordered evolution.