Anyone who has gone through great suffering is bound to have a greater sympathy and understanding of the problems of mankind.

Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run, it is easier.

You always admire what you really don't understand. - Eleanor Roosevelt

How hard it is to project oneself into the future. We are always prone to think of the conditions which are with us today as being permanent conditions.

I often wonder how we can make the more fortunate in this country fully aware of the fact that the problem of the unemployed is not a mechanical one. It is a problem alive and throbbing with human pain.

You seem to think that everyone can save money if they have the character to do it. As a matter of fact, there are innumerable people who have a wide choice between saving and giving their children the best possible opportunities. The decision is usually in favor of the children.

It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.