Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved. |
The struggle of life is one of our greatest blessings. It makes us patient, sensitive and Godlike. It teaches us that although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming to it. |
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart. |
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. |
The highest result of education is tolerance. |
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. |
Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle. |
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. |
It is not possible for civilization to flow backwards while there is youth in the world. Youth may be headstrong, but it will advance it allotted length. |
So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good. |