We still have it in our power to rise above the fears, imagined and real, and to shoulder the great burdens which destiny has placed upon us, not for our country alone, but for the benefit of all the world. That is the only destiny worthy of America.

No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right.

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

For three things I thank God every day of my life: thanks that he has vouchsafed me knowledge of his works; deep thanks that he has set in my darkness the lamp of faith; deep, deepest thanks that I have another life to look forward to--a life joyous with light and flowers and heavenly song.

Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow.

Everybody talks, nobody listens. Good listeners are as rare as white crows.

The only real blind person at Christmas time is he who has not Christmas in his heart.