“Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged.”
Great“Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.”
Happiness“Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged.”
Great“Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.”
Faith“Alone we can do so little together we can do so much.”
Alone“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.”
Experience“To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.”
Nature“I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.”
Great“As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.”
Love“It's wonderful to climb the liquid mountains of the sky. Behind me and before me is God and I have no fears.”
God“We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.”
Patience“I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers.”
Sad“The heresy of one age becomes the orthodoxy of the next.”
Age“Life is either a great adventure or nothing.”
Great“True happiness... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.”
Happiness“Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.”
Business“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.”
Best“Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.”
Happiness“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.”
Life“It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui.”
Good“What a blind person needs is not a teacher but another self.”
Teacher“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.”
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