It is the nature, and the advantage, of strong people that they can bring out the crucial questions and form a clear opinion about them. The weak always have to decide between alternatives that are not their own

The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to h

We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer

If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure

Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy

It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility