Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action.

Whatever our creed, we feel that no good deed can by any possibility go unrewarded, no evil deed unpunished.

Put the uncommon effort into the common task... make it large by doing it in a great way.

Aspiration lifts the life; groveling lowers it. When we are striving for excellence in everything we do the entire life grows and expands, but if we allow our standards to drop, there is a natural progression that follows, a tendency for a downward effort in all that we do thereafter.

The glow of satisfaction which follows the consciousness of doing our level best never comes to a human being from any other experience.

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man.

The greatest advantage of books does not always come from what we remember of them, but from their suggestiveness, their character-building power.