Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men but from doing something worthwhile.

The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth. It is obvious that man is himself a traveler; that the purpose of this world is not 'to have and to hold' but "to give and serve."

The privilege of prayer to me is one of the most cherished possessions, because faith and experience alike convince me that God himself sees and answers, and His answers I never venture to criticize. It is only my part to ask. If it were otherwise, I would not dare to pray at all.

The best definition of faith that I know is that it is reason grown courageous. Moreover, that is all that Christ ever asked us for, and the reason he asked us for that was because he wants to use us. He needs our help. It is almost impossible to believe it. But God Almighty wants our help, so Christ tells us.

It is courage the world needs, not infallibility...courage is always the surest wisdom.

I have found more inspiration in the cottages of fishermen than in the palaces of the rich.

I have always believed that the Good Samaritan went across the road to the wounded man just because he wanted to.