Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.

Instead of being satisfied to alleviate suffering, we shall labor hard and continually to prevent it.

Life is a daring adventure or nothing.

Some people are foolish enough to imagine that wealth and power and fame satisfy our hearts: but they never do, unless they are used to create and distribute happiness in the world.

The woman who works for a dollar a day has as much right as any other human being to say what the conditions of her work should be.

As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.

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