The heart of a friend gives out sufficient light for us in the dark to rise by.

Deep, solemn optimism, it seems to me, should spring from this firm belief in the presence of God in the individual; not a remote, unapproachable governor of the universe, but a God who is very near every one of us, who is present not only in earth, sea and sky, but also in every pure and noble impulse of our hearts.

health in all lands is among the indispensable guarantees of human progress.

Many people know so little about what is beyond their short range of experience. They look within themselves - and find nothing! Therefore they conclude that there is nothing outside themselves either.

The highest thinkers of the ages, the seers of the tribes and the nations, have been optimists.

All truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident. Facts are stubborn, and refusal to accept them does not avoid their inexorable effects-the tragic consequences are now upon us

True teaching cannot be learned from text-books any more than a surgeon can acquire his skill by reading about surgery.