When one door of happiness closes, another opens.
A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.
The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.
The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.
Of all the senses, sight must be the most delightful.
No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
True happiness…is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.
Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.
Life is either a great adventure or nothing.
Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadow.
No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and 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.