When something (an affliction) happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it.

Close scrutiny will show that most "crisis situations" are opportunities to either advance, or stay where you are.

Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials.

We grow because we struggle, we learn and overcome.

Well has it been said that there is no grief like the grief which does not speak.

We are born brave, trusting and greedy, and most of us remain greedy.

It is partly to avoid consciousness of greed that we prefer to associate with those who are at least as greedy as we ourselves. Those who consume much less are a reproach.

If you would attain greatness, think no little thoughts.