If you have made mistakes, even serious mistakes, there is always another chance for you.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives.
Faith is the subtle chain which binds us to the infinite.
Time is the greatest innovator.
The twentieth century belongs to Canada.
I don't follow precedent, I establish it.
All the great blessings of my life are present in my thoughts today.
In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee.
Grant me the courage not to give up, even though I think it is hopeless.
Were it possible for us to see further than our knowledge reaches, perhaps we would endure our sadnesses with greater confidence than our joys. For they are moments when something new has entered into us, something unknown.
Every theory of love, from Plato down, teaches that each individual loves in the other sex what he lacks in himself.
Cynicism is that blackguard defect of vision which compels us to see the world as it is, instead of as it should be.
Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.
The fashion wears out more apparel than the man.
A wise man always throws himself on the side of his assailants. It is more his interests than it is theirs to find his weak point.
Seize from every moment its unique novelty, and do not prepare your joys.
Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.
The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend.
To the timid and hesitating everything is impossible because it seems so.