We should not forget that it will be just as important to our descendants to be prosperous in their time as it is to us to be prosperous in our time.

Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground.

I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head.

The decisions of the courts on economic and social questions depend on their economic and social philosophy.

If a strong man has not in him the lift toward lofty things, his strength makes him only a curse to himself and his neighbor.

I have often been afraid, but I would not give in to it. I made myself act as though I was not afraid and gradually my fear disappeared.

There are dreadful moments when death comes very near those we love, even if for the time being it passes by. But life is a great adventure, and the worst of all fears is the fear of living.