While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done.
There is a dangerous optimism of ignorance and indifference.
I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.
Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.
I believe in the immortality of the soul because I have within me immortal longings.
Do not think of to-day's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow.
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.
Doubts and mistrust are the mere panic of timid imagination, which the steadfast heart will conquer, and the large mind transcend.
Great poetry needs no interpreter other than a responsive heart.
Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain.
It is so pleasant to learn about new things. Every day I find how little I know, but I do not feel discouraged since God has given me an eternity in which to learn more.
I have never believed that my limitations were in any sense punishments or accidents. If I had held such a view, I could never have expected the strength to overcome them.
Defeat is simply a signal to press onward.
People often ... have no idea how fair the flower is to the touch, nor do they appreciate its fragrance, which is the soul of the flower.
The fearful are caught as often as the bold.
The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.
The greatest tragedy to befall a person is to have sight but lack vision.
A smile goes a long way, but you must first start it on its journey.
I will eat grandfather for dinner.
I am only one, But still I am one.
If I write what my soul thinks it will be visible, and the words will be its body.
Education should train the child to use his brains, to make for himself a place in the world and maintain his rights even when it seems that society would shove him into the scrap-heap.
Friends create the world anew each day. Without their loving care, courage would not suffice to keep heartsstrong for life.
When all you can feel are the shadows, turn your face towards the sun. There is always a bright side - even if only that it is not worse...and it can always be worse
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.
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