The best things in life are unseen, thats why we close our eyes when we kiss, cry, and dream

There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his.

When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.

Happiness is the final and perfect fruit of obedience to the laws of life.

When one comes to think of it, there are no such things as divine, immutable, or inalienable rights. Rights are things we get when we are strong enough to make good our claim on them.

I have an unshakable belief that mankind's higher nature is on the whole still dormant. The greatest souls reveal excellencies of mind and heart which their lesser fellows possess-hidden, it is true, but there all the same.

Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged.