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.

It is not possible to refer a complex difficulty to a single cause.

I have found out that though the ways in which I can make myself useful are few, yet the work open to me is endless.

The wise fools who sit in the high places of justice fail to see that in revolutionary times vital issues are settled not by statutes, decrees and authorities, but in spite if them.

You will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcoming obstacles.

Speech is the birthright of every child. It is the deaf child's one fair chance to keep in touch with his fellows.

Blindness separates people from things; deafness separates people from people.