Building Character

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."

-- Helen Keller


"Mishaps are like knives that either serve or cut us as we grasp them by the blade or handle."

-- James Russell Lowell



"If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you."

-- Fyodor Dostoyevsky


"The miracle is this - the more we share, the more we have."

-- Leonard Nimoy