Persuasive influences are better than any amount of moralizing.

Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.

We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.

I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.

Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.

Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.

Is it not meningitis?

A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.

The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.

What a man knows hardly matters. It is what he does.

We are not hypocrites in our sleep.

Truth is given, not to be contemplated, but to be done. Life is an action, not a thought.

I hate To tell again a tale once fully told.

My advice for anyone who wants to follow in my footsteps: create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don't doubt yourself.

I go — as others already crucified have gone. And think not we are weary of crucifixion. For we must be crucified by larger and yet larger men, between greater earths and greater heavens.

I like the idea of going to one of those retreats where you don't speak - like, silence for five days.

We've got to know our history. We have to be able to bring our children to a place that they can be proud of.

Until our leaders take seriously their responsibility to pass on a healthy and just world to the next generation, I will continue this fight.

If you are going through hell just keep going