If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.

A man's real belief is that which he lives by. What a man believes is the thing he does, not the thing he thinks.

Never tell a child 'you have a soul.' Teach him, you are a soul; you have a body.

Forgiveness unleashes joy. It brings peace. It washes the slate clean. It sets all the highest values of love in motion.

Any faith in Him, however small, is better than any belief about Him, however great.

No man ever sank under the burden of the day. It is when tomorrow's burden is added to the burden of today that the weight is more than a man can bear.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

It is by loving and not by being loved that one can come nearest to the soul of another.

How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.

Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want the best; God finds it hard to give, because He would give the best, and man will not take it.

The use of market values and technology as a social barometer has devalued the worth of individuals, rendered irrelevant the quality of their lives, and stunted their creativity.

It's important to have fun. Survival is more than making sure we have enough food and water.

There is not a single ill-doer who could not be turned to some good.

No power is strong enough to be lasting if it labors under the weight of fear.

I'm so private and I don't know why!

You must pray...without prayer, all the schooling in the world will not produce the effect God wants homeschooling to give.

I want to become the SHINee that will exist in your hearts and be remembered forever

If you sell what you do, you're a vendor. If you sell why you do it, you're a brand.

Life and love would go on. Even though it would happen without me, the idea brought me joy.

First of all, I love singing. I mean, I get out of bed and I sing. I can't help it.