No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable.
Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only! It is the safeguard of justice and the security of innocence.
Thus bound together, they sheltered the child from the cold, dark night, enveloping him in warmth.
Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.
I didn't just see a child in my dreams—I felt it in my heart.
Helping someone feel they belong is a magic all its own.
Faith is the deepest and truest form of magic.
Every man, woman, and child on this earth is a wandering pilgrim in his or her own way—each searching for a belonging place. That sense of belonging is found only as we care for one another.
What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?
The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals.
To love the creations of the Earth is to worship the Being who created them.
The great source of both the misery and disorders of human life, seems to arise from over-rating the difference between one permanent situation and another...
In order to defeat the darkness, you must bring it into the light.
A bruised apple is not all bad. It still has tremendous potential.
You cannot defeat darkness by running from it.
The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence.
