One painful duty fulfilled makes the next plainer and easier.

People often ... have no idea how fair the flower is to the touch, nor do they appreciate its fragrance, which is the soul of the flower.

I am a child of my generation, and I rejoice that I live in such splendidly disturbing times.

Silver is purified in fire and so are we. It is in the most trying times that our real character is shaped and revealed.

When one doors closes, another door opens.

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.

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.