One painful duty fulfilled makes the next plainer and easier.

Gullibility is the key to all adventures. The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he who gets the most out of life.

We bereaved are not alone. We belong to the largest company in all the world--the company of those who have known suffering.

Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

There is a dangerous optimism of ignorance and indifference.

Be happy. Talk happiness.

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.