One must envision the higher life and behave as if it were a fact before it can unfold.

The test of all beliefs is their practical effect in life. If it be true that optimism compels the world forward, and pessimism retards it, then it is dangerous to propagate a pessimistic philosophy.

It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.

Ruth is so loyal and gentle-hearted, we cannot help loving her, as she stands with the reapers amid the waving corn. Her beautiful, unselfish spirit shines out like a bright star in the night of a dark and cruel age. Love like Ruth's, love which can rise above conflicting creeds and deep-seated racial prejudices, is hard to find in all the world.

Touch each object as if tomorrow you would never be able to feel anything again.

Few pleasures there are indeed without an aftertouch of pain, but that is the preservation which keeps them sweet.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.