“Happiness is the final and perfect fruit of obedience to the laws of life.”

“It all comes to this: the simplest way to be happy is to do good.”

“A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.”

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope.”

“No doubt the reason is that 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.”

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

“Example is the best lesson there is.”

“Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth.”

“It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”

“In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.”

“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need but not for every man's greed.”

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”