It has been said that life has treated me harshly; and sometimes I have complained in my heart because many pleasures of human experience have been w….

The infinite wonders of the universe are revealed to us in exact measure as we are capable of receiving them. The keenness of our vision depends not ….

If I, deaf, blind, find life rich and interesting, how much more can you gain by the use of your five senses!.

Reality even when it is sad is better than illusions. Illusions are at the mercy of any winds that blow. Real happiness must come from within, from a….

Doubts and mistrust are the mere panic of timid imagination, which the steadfast heart will conquer, and the large mind transcend..

Next to a leisurely walk I enjoy a spin on my tandem bicycle. It is splendid to feel the wind blowing in my face and the springy motion of my iron st….

The true task is to unite and organize all workers...and it is the workers themselves who must secure freedom for themselves..

Our democracy is but a name. We vote? What does that mean? It means that we choose between two bodies of real, though not avowed, autocrats. We choos….

The civilization of a state should be measured by the amount of suffering it prevents and the degree of happiness it makes possible for its citizens..

Once I knew the depth where no hope was and darkness lay on the face of all things. Then love came and set my soul free..

What is worse than having no sight is being able to see but having no vision..

I never fight, except against difficulties..

We must not creep along when our souls cry out for us to soar!.

Be heroes in an army of construction..

It is certain that I cannot always distinguish my own thoughts from those I read, because what I read becomes the very substance and text of my mind..

If we spend the time we waste in sighing for the perfect golden fruit in fulfilling the conditions of its growth, happiness will come, must come. It ….

I have visited sweatshops, factories, and crowded slums. If I could not see it, I could smell it. The foundation of society is laid upon a basis of .….

The human being is born with an incurable capacity for making the best of things..

He who is content with what has been done is an obstacle in the path of progress..

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….

Through my handicaps, I have found my self, my work, my God..