Our greatest challenge-our greatest opportunity-is found in these words: 'Choose ye this day....'.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.

What weeping adds quietly to your life. Happiness can't even have idea of it.

The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.

A period of lewdness and shamelessness exists with the highest type of manic delirium.

The global importance of the Middle East is that it keeps the Far East and the Near East from encroaching on each other.

After a long, labored sigh, I said, “She was really happy when I got there. I’m pretty sure she was suicidal when I left.” “You do have that effect on people.

Education must bring the practice as nearly as possible to the theory. As the children now are, so will the sovereigns soon be.

He who wants to do good knocks at the gate: he who loves finds the door open.

Life does not mean mere karma or mere bhakti or mere jnana.

Let us meet four times a year in a grand temple with music, and thank God for all his gifts. There is one sun. There is one God. Let us have one religion. Then all mankind will be brethren.