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Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. God Himself is not secure, having given man dominion over His work. When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. 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. Science may have found a cure for most evils: but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings. Literature is my utopia. It is not possible for civilization to flow backward while there is youth in the world. Youth may be headstrong, but it will advance its allotted length. I do not want the peace which pass-eth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace. True happiness ... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow. When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same. Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. 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. Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained. I never fight, except against difficulties. [Tolerance] is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle. Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain. My friends have made the story of my life. In a thousand ways they have turned my limitations into beautiful privileges, and enabled me to walk serene and happy in the shadow cast by my deprivation. The million little things that drop into your hands The small opportunities each day brings He leaves us free to use or abuse And goes unchanging along His silent way. It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel towards our distant goal. I believe in the immortality of the soul because I have within me immortal longings. 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. I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. The highest result of education is tolerance. Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye. 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. Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost. You will find a joy in overcoming obstacles. When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit. When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. To keep our faces toward change, and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate, is strength undefeatable. 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. Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope or confidence. When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. 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. One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. 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. 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. True happiness ... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched-they must be felt with the heart. Doubts and mistrust are the mere panic of timid imagination, which the steadfast heart will conquer, and the large mind transcend. Security is mostly superstition. It does not exist in nature. ... Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold. God Himself is not secure, having given man dominion over His works. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold. Security is mostly superstition. It does not exist in nature. One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. There is plenty of courage among us for the abstract, but not for the concrete. 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. Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost. One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all-the apathy of human beings. The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker. Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another. 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. The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker. Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost. We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough. The fearful are caught as often as the bold. 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. I thank God for my handicaps for, through them, I have found myself, my work, and my God. Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world. Have you ever been at sea in a dense fog, when it seemed as if a tangible white darkness shut you in and the great ship, tense and anxious, groped her way toward the shore with plummet and sounding-line, and you waited with beating heart for something to happen? I was like that ship before my education began, only I was without compass or sounding line, and no way of knowing how near the harbor was. "Light! Give me light!" was the wordless cry of my soul, and rhe light of love shone on me in that very hour. I believe that life is given us so that we may grow in love, and I believe that God is in me as the sun is in the color and fragrance of a flower. Discouraged not by difficulties without, or the anguish of ages within, the heart listens to a secret voice that whispers: "Be not dismayed; in the future lies the Promised Land." The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. Your success and happiness lie in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invisible host against difficulties. When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light. There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his. Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourse of my book-friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness. Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. |