Be unselfish. That is the first and final commandment for those who would be useful and happy in their usefulness. If you think of yourself only, you cannot develop because you are choking the source of development, which is spiritual expansion through thought for others.
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.
Carrier of news and knowledge, Instrument of trade and industry, Promoter of mutual acquaintance, Of peace and good-will Among men and nations.
Do not expect the world to look bright, if you habitually wear gray-brown glasses.
Messenger of sympathy and love, Servant of parted friends, Consoler of the lonely, Bond of the scattered family, Enlarger of the common life.
The efficient man is the man who thinks for himself.
You know that it is only through work that you can achieve anything, either in college or in the world.
The conflict between the need to belong to a group and the need to be seen as unique and individual is the dominant struggle of adolescence.