Blindness separates us from things but deafness separates us from people.

If the blind put their hands in God's, they find their way more surely than those who see but have not faith or purpose.

Of all the senses, sight must be the most delightful.

As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.

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.

That the sky is brighter than the earth means little unless the earth itself is appreciated and enjoyed. Its beauty loved gives the right to aspire to the radiance of the sunrise and sunset.

The welfare of each is bound up in the welfare of all.