A good education is a stepping-stone to wealth.

I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days during their early adult life. Darkness would make them more appreciative of sight; silence would teach them the joys of sound.

When one door of hapiness closes, another opens.

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.

It is so pleasant to learn about new things. Every day I find how little I know, but I do not feel discouraged since God has given me an eternity in which to learn more.

The best preparedness is the one that disarms the hostility of other nations and makes friends of them.