“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.”

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”

“We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.”

“First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.”

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.”

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see.”

“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 that has been opened for us.”

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”