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.

Tyranny cannot defeat the power of ideas.

People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.

Is there anything worse than being blind? Yes, a man with sight and no vision.

Keep your eyes to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows.

When one door of happiness closes, another one opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened to us.

No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.

The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.