The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.

Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.

God's truth judges created things out of love, and Satan's truth judges them out of envy and hatred.

One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.

It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves.

A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol.

The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.

The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.

We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer.