There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark.

Ideas without action are useless.

There is no blindness more insidious, more fatal that this race for profit.

The living word awakened my soul, gave it light, hope, joy, set it free!

There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his.

Museums and art stores are also sources of pleasure and inspiration. Doubtless it will seem strange to many that the hand unaided by sight can feel action, sentiment, beauty in the cold marble; and yet it is true that I derive genuine pleasure from touching great works of art. As my finger tips trace line and curve, they discover the thought and emotion which the artist has portrayed.

It is curious to observe what different ideals of happiness people cherish, and in what singular places they look for this well-spring of their life. Many look for it in the hoarding of riches, some in the pride of power, and others in the achievements of art and literature; a few seek it in the exploration of their own minds, or in search for knowledge.