The bulk of the world's knowledge is an imaginary construction.

The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.

To keep on trying in spite of disappointment and failure is the only way to keep young and brave. Failures become victories if they make us wise-hearted.

Surely there is no road of effort so steep but a loving deed may soften its hardshness.

The highest thinkers of the ages, the seers of the tribes and the nations, have been optimists.

The power of effecting changes for the better is within ourselves, not in the favorableness of circumstances.

We bereaved are not alone. We belong to the largest company in all the world--the company of those who have known suffering.