There is no development of character without resistance, there is no growth of spirituality without overcoming.

Children are more influenced by sermons you act than by sermons you preach.

No other success [in life] can compensate for failure in the home.

There are seeds of happiness planted in every human soul. Our mental attitude and disposition constitute the environment in which these seeds may germinate.

Music is truly the universal language, and when it is excellently expressed how deeply it moves our souls

The true purpose of life is the perfection of humanity through individual effort, under the guidance of God's inspiration.

A man who cannot control his temper is not very likely to control his passions.