Character is greater than talent, genius, fame, money, friends - there is nothing to compare with it. A man may have all these and yet remain comparatively useless - be unhappy - and die a bankrupt in soul.

It's marvelous the change that comes about when a man gets together all his forces and centers them upon the doing of one thing at a time.

Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first.

Always expect the best. Then if you have to hurdle a few tough problems, you will have generated the strength and courage to do so.

Each day of your life, as soon as you open your eyes in the morning, you can square away for a happy and successful day.

What is more beautiful than a sea of water with a number of white-winged boats skirting its surface? Poetry and beauty contesting with the wind and the waves!

There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others.