"Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other"

"Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime"

"The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism"

"He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home"

"I don't know whether war is an interlude during peace, or peace an interlude during war"

"Given the choice, children who don't want for anything will not save... We have an obligation as parents to give our children what they need. What they want we can give them as a special gift, or they can save their money for it"

"Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles"

"A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present"

"The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace"

"Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue"

"Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift"