Joy is prayer - Joy is strength - Joy is love - Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
We play the hands of cards life gives us. And the worst hands can make us the best players.
You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.
Feet, why do I need them if I have wings to fly?
The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them.
I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another.