“I believe that God gave us life for happiness, not misery.”

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.

I believe that God is in me as the sun is in the colour and fragrance of a flower – the Light in my darkness, the Voice in my silence.

Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement .

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.

Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same.

We can do anything we want as long as we stick to it long enough.

In a thousand ways my friends turned my limitations into beautiful privileges.

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.

When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.

Relationships are like Rome – difficult to start out, incredible during the prosperity of the ‘golden age’, and unbearable during the fall.

If the blind put their hands in God’s, they find their way more surely than those who see but have not faith or purpose.

The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.

I’m living proof that dreams do come true. Work hard. Pray. Believe.

Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.

Never believe anyone who tells you that you don’t deserve what you want.

If you truly pour your heart into what you believe in, even if it makes you vulnerable, amazing things can and will happen.

You might not believe it but you make the world a better place when you smile.

While it is always best to believe in one’s self, a little help from others can be a great blessing.

I believe in free love and that’s just how I feel.

It is absolutely safe to say that if you meet somebody who claims not to believe in evolution, that person is ignorant, stupid or insane.