Happiness does not come from without, it comes from within

It is curious to observe what different ideals of happiness people cherish, and in what singular places they look for this well-spring of their life. Many look for it in the hoarding of riches, some in the pride of power, and others in the achievements of art and literature; a few seek it in the exploration of their own minds, or in search for knowledge.

In times of danger large groups rise to the highest pitch of enthusiasm, courage and sacrifice . . . Mankind will be refashioned and history rewritten when this law is understood and obeyed.

If the blind put their hands in God's, they find their way more surely than those who see but have not faith or purpose.

Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings.

I believe humility is a virtue, but I prefer not to use it unless it is absolutely necessary.

A child must feel the flush of victory and the heart-sinking of disappointment before he takes with a will to the tasks distasteful to him and resolves to dance his way through a dull routine of textbooks.