Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it.

Democracy is not simply a political system; it is a moral movement and it springs from adventurous faith in human possibilities.

He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics in human nature which we love best grow in a soil with a strong mixture of troubles.

Life is like a library owned by the author. In it are a few books which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him.

No virtue is more universally accepted as a test of good character than trustworthiness .

Men will work hard for money. They will work harder for other men. But men will work hardest of all when they are dedicated to a cause. Until willingness overflows obligation, men fight as conscripts rather than following the flag as patriots. Duty is never worthily performed until it is performed by one who would gladly do more if only he could.

While each of us ... has depressed hours, none of us needs to be a depressed person.