To believe in the God over us and around us and not in the God within us - that would be a powerless and fruitless faith.

The man, who has begun to live more seriously within, begins to live more simply without.

The essential tendency of life is toward happiness . . . . Optimism is the only true condition for a reasonable man.

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

No one ever fell under the burden of the day; it is only when the burden of tomorrow is added that the load becomes unbearable.

The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is.

Christianity helps us face the music even when we don't like the tune.