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"Many of us delude ourselves with the thought that if we could stand in the lot of our more fortunate neighbor, we could live better, happier and more useful lives. ... It is my experience that unless we can succeed in our present position, we could not succeed in any other."
"We cannot freely and wisely choose the right way for ourselves unless we know both good and evil."
"We should not think of conversion as the acceptance of a particular creed, but as a change of heart."
"Rebuffed, but always persevering; self-reproached, but ever regaining faith; undaunted, tenacious, the heart of man labors toward immeasurably distant goals."
"Smells are the fallen angels of the senses."
"It is better to have no sight than it is to have no vision."
"Truly I have looked in the very heart of darkness and refused to yield to its paralyzing influence, but in spirit I am one of those who walk the morning."
"Faith reinvigorates the will, enriches the affections, and awakens a sense of creativeness. Active faith knows no fear, and it is a safeguard to me against cynicism and despair."
"health in all lands is among the indispensable guarantees of human progress."
"One must envision the higher life and behave as if it were a fact before it can unfold."
"Happiness is a state of mind, and depends very little on outward circumstances."
"The best things in life are not seen or heard ... but felt with the heart."
"I will eat grandfather for dinner."
"Ideas without action are useless."
"One painful duty fulfilled makes the next plainer and easier."
"There is no blindness more insidious, more fatal that this race for profit."
"Change may be the vitalizing wind blowing through the house of life, but it is not an abiding force. We need permanent things to soak peace into us as well as progress - the beauty of the earth, seedtime and harvest, the smiles of lovers, the joy of the young in being alive, pride in craftsmanship. Why, oh why must we let ourselves forget these lasting treasures in an age of consuming ambition, speed madness and accumulated goods that leave us no chance to live? If we cannot be contented with a little no wealth will ever satisfy us."
"The way forward is simple - just follow Christ!"
"How futile are words in the ears of those who mourn."
"Poverty is the fundamental cause of most of the physical, moral and economic ills of humanity."