I never fight, except against difficulties.

The attempt to suppress an idea has always and everywhere proved a failure.

Faith is a mockery if it does not teach us that we can build a more complete and beautiful world.

The true test of a character is to face hard conditions with the determination to make them better.

I have never believed that my limitations were in any sense punishments or accidents. If I had held such a view, I could never have expected the strength to overcome them.

I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days during their early adult life. Darkness would make them more appreciative of sight; silence would teach them the joys of sound.

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