“Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.”

It is the youth who sees a great opportunity hidden in just these simple services, who sees a very uncommon situation, a humble position, who gets on in the world.

Put the uncommon effort into the common task… make it large by doing it in a great way.

Find your purpose and fling your life out to it. Find a way or make one. Try with all your might. Self-made or never made.

This is the test of your manhood: How much is there left in you after you have lost everything outside of yourself?

There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others believe in us.

Learn From Yesterday, Live for Today, hope for tomorrow.

Absorb knowledge from every possible source and opportunity. Power gravitates to the man who knows how and why.

There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King.

We lift ourselves by our own thought; we climb upon our vision of ourselves.

There is no medicine like hope.

We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest.

Our thoughts and imaginations are the only real limits to our possibilities.

A woman who is self-reliant, positive, optimistic, and undertakes her work with the assurance of success magnetizes her condition. She draws to herself the creative powers of the universe.

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.

The secret of happiness is in a cheerful, contented mind. He is poor who is dissatisfied; he is rich who is contented with what he has, and can enjoy what others own.

Joyfulness keeps the heart and face young. A good laugh makes us better friends with ourselves and everybody around us.

Consecrated life is a living encounter with the Lord in his people.

The courage to encounter one another and extend a hand of friendship is a pathway of peace and harmony for humanity.

Charity, especially towards the vulnerable, is the best opportunity we have to keep working to build up a culture of encounter.

The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter.

Learn from every mistake because every experience, encounter, and particularly your mistakes are there to teach you and force you into being more who you are.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.

While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.

The next time you encounter a difficult obstacle or problem, you should smile and say, Here’s my chance to grow.