Perfection is worth striving for, even if it is ultimately unattainable in this life.

In spite of discouragement and adversity, those who are happiest seem to have a way of learning from difficult times, becoming stronger, wiser and happier as a result.

Each choice has a consequence. Each consequence a destination.

Come what may and love it.

I believe that perseverance is vital to success in any endeavor, whether spiritual or temporal, large or small, public or personal. . . . All significant achievement results largely from perseverance.

If television viewing choices serve as a valid measure of our society, they who choose evil surely are more numerous than they who choose good.

Gratitude is a mark of a noble soul and a refined character. We like to be around those who are grateful. They tend to brighten all around them. They make others feel better about themselves. They tend to be more humble, more joyful, more likable.