To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.

No smile is as beautiful as the one that struggles through tears.

I never fight, except against difficulties.

Happiness calls out responsive gladness in others. There is enough sadness in the world without yours ... never doubt the excellence and permanence of what is yet to be. Join the great company of those who make the barren places of life fruitful with kindness.

It is with a kind of fear that I begin to write the history of my life.

The highest result of education is tolerance. Long ago men fought and died for their faith; but it took ages to teach them the other kind of courage, - the courage to recognize the faiths of their brethren and their rights of conscience.

A bend in the road is not the end of the road…Unless you fail to make the turn.