The civilization of a state should be measured by the amount of suffering it prevents and the degree of happiness it makes possible for its citizens.

What if in my waking hours a sound should ring through the silent halls of hearing? ... Would the bow and string tension of life snap? Would the heart over weighted with sudden joy stop beating for very excess of happiness?

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.

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

Life is to be lived as a magnificent adventure, or not at all.

It gives me a deep comforting sense that Things seen are temporal and things unseen are eternal.

I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.