I cannot remember how I felt when the light went out of my eyes. I suppose I felt it was always night and perhaps I wondered why the day did not come.

Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.

Our worst foes are not belligerent circumstances, but wavering spirits.

If you look toward the sunshine, you will never see the shadows.

There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark.

Many of us delude ourselves with the thought that if we could stand in the lot of our more fortunate neighbor, we could live better, happier and more useful lives. ... It is my experience that unless we can succeed in our present position, we could not succeed in any other.

The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.