Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

A man can't make a place for himself in the sun if he keeps taking refuge under the family tree.

Speech is the birthright of every child. It is the deaf child's one fair chance to keep in touch with his fellows.

The chief handicap of the blind is not blindness, but the attitude of seeing people towards them.

What could be worse than being born without sight? Being born with sight and no vision.

To be successful in life what you need is education.

You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women.

Most things, except agriculture, can wait.

Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.

Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences.

The future belongs to science and those who make friends with science.

Ignorance is always afraid of change.

Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.

Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.

Do not advise too much: do the job yourself. This is the only advice you can give to others. Do it and others will follow.

The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.

Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.

The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.

Peace is not merely an absence of war. It is also a state of mind.