Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.

Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

When I go, God's going to have to give up his favourite chair.

The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.

Too much sanity may be madness - and the maddest of all is to see life as it is and not as it should be.

You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.

Duty does not require any person to submit to the destruction of his personal ambitions and the right to live his own life in his own way.

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.

When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.

I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life.

If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not.

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.

Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.