All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.

When one reads hurriedly and nervously, having in mind written tests and examinations, one's brain becomes encumbered with a lot of bric-a-brac for which there seems to be little use.

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

We still have it in our power to rise above the fears, imagined and real, and to shoulder the great burdens which destiny has placed upon us, not for our country alone, but for the benefit of all the world. That is the only destiny worthy of America.

So much has been given me I have no time to ponder over that which has been denied.

Happiness calls out responsive gladness in others. There is enough sadness in the world without yours ... never doubt the excellence and permanence of what is yet to be. Join the great company of those who make the barren places of life fruitful with kindness.

The country is governed for the richest, for the corporations, the bankers, the land speculators, and for the exploiters of labor.