Everyone is possessed with an irresistible desire to know his relationship to the Infinite.

I'm going to tell you the most important secret of human life. The most critical need of the human soul is to be kind.

The basis of all sin is selfishness.

… The most worthy calling in life is that in which man can serve best his fellow man. … The noblest aim in life is to strive to live to make other lives better and happier.

Adversity itself may lead toward and not away from God and spiritual enlightenment; and privation may prove a source of strength if we can but keep a sweetness of mind and spirit.

Happiness consists not of having, but of being; not of possessing, but of enjoying. It is a warm glow of the heart at peace with itself. A martyr at the stake may have happiness that a king on his throne might envy. Man is the creator of his own happiness. It is the aroma of life, lived in harmony with high ideals. For what a man has he may be dependent upon others; what he is rests with him alone.

Gossip bespeaks either a vacant mind or one that entertains jealousy or envy.