"Reality is that which refuses to go away when I stop believing in it."

"The best of the houses is the house where an orphan gets love and kindness."

"He who limps still walks."

"Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind."

"Let no one think of me that I am humble or weak or passive; let them understand I am of a different kind: dangerous to my enemies, loyal to my friends. To such a life glory belongs."

"Luxuries are never so comfortable as are the familiar, ordinary things of home."

"I ask no favors for my sex.... All I ask of our brethren is that they will take their feet from off our necks."

"As long as you don't try new things, you can't learn new things."

"Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember."

"It's a sad day when you find out that it's not accident or time or fortune, but just yourself that kept things from you."

"People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity."

"It is our task in our time and in our generation to hand down undiminished to those who come after us, as was handed down to us by those who went before, the natural wealth and beauty which is ours."