We must take the abiding spiritual values which inhere in the deep experiences of religion in all ages and give them new expression in terms of the framework which our new knowledge gives us. Science forces religion to deal with new ideas in the theoretical realm and new forces in the practical realm.

Self-pity gets you nowhere. But insight to see that something can be done with the second-bests and adventurous daring to try might be a handle to take hold of.

It is by acts (actions) and not by ideas (mere thoughts) that people [really] live.

Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it.

No character is ultimately tested until it has suffered.

It is cynicism and fear that freeze life; it is faith that thaws it out, releases it, sets it free.

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