I find that fact and fancy look alike across the years that link the past with the present.

In times of danger large groups rise to the highest pitch of enthusiasm, courage and sacrifice . . . Mankind will be refashioned and history rewritten when this law is understood and obeyed.

I believe in the immortality of the soul because I have within me immortal longings.

Happiness is a state of mind, and depends very little on outward circumstances.

The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.

My friends have made the story of my life. In a thousand ways they have turned my limitations into beautiful privileges.

Reality even when it is sad is better than illusions. Illusions are at the mercy of any winds that blow. Real happiness must come from within, from a fixed purpose and faith in one's fellow men.