All intelligent faith in God has behind it a background of humble agnosticism.

I hate war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatreds it arouses.

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.

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.

Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye and you will be drawn toward it. Picture yourself vividly as winning and that alone will contribute immeasurably to success.

He is a poor son whose sonship does not make him desire to serve all men's mothers.

Prayer opens our lives for God so his will can be done in and through us, because in true prayer we habitually put ourselves into the attitude of willingness to do whatever God wills.