The worst calamity: 'To have eyes and fail to see.'

Do not think of to-day's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow.

It gives me a deep comforting sense that Things seen are temporal and things unseen are eternal.

I believe in the immortality of the soul because I have within me immortal longings.

Even more amazing than the wonders of Nature are the powers of the spirit.

While the right friends are near us, we feel that all is well. Our everyday life blossoms suddenly into bright possibilities.

I have often been asked, Do not people bore you? I do not understand quite what that means. I suppose the calls of the stupid and curious, especially of newspaper reporters, are always inopportune. I also dislike people who try to talk down to my understanding. They are like people who when walking with you try to shorten their steps to suit yours; the hypocrisy in both cases is equally exasperating.