“The world is not perishing for the want of clever or talented or well-meaning men. It is perishing for the want of men of courage and resolution.”

“The most infectiously joyous men and women are those who forget themselves in thinking about others and serving others.”

“Deliberately to pursue happiness is not the surest way of achieving it. Seek it for its own sake and I doubt whether you will find it.”

“The world is not perishing for the want of clever or talented or well-meaning men. It is perishing for the want of men of courage and resolution.”

“Get to know two things about a man. How he earns his money and how he spends it. You will then have the clue to his character. You will have a searchlight that shows up the inmost recesses of his soul. You know all you need to know about his standards, his motives, his driving desires, his real religion.”