It is not possible to refer a complex difficulty to a single cause.

What can rulers, nobility and all the lords of the earth say to justify the horrible killing and maiming of twenty or thirty million valuable men who a short while ago ploughed, dug, wove, built, guided the traffic of the world, took their pleasure, loved their fellows, cherished their families, and feared naught?

The one resolution, which was in my mind long before it took the form of a resolution, is the key-note of my life. It is this, always to regard as mere impertinences of fate the handicaps which were placed upon my life almost at the beginning. I resolved that they should not crush or dwarf my soul, but rather be made to blossom, like Aaron's rod, with flowers.

If I, deaf, blind, find life rich and interesting, how much more can you gain by the use of your five senses!

Happiness is like the mountain summit. It is sometimes hidden by clouds, but we know it is there.

Worse than being blind would be to be able to see but not have any vision.

Christmas Day is the festival of optimism.