Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it.

Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further life it is bad to damage and destroy life.

The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.

The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.

A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.