My mama always used to tell me: 'If you can't find somethin' to live for, you best find somethin' to die for.'

The natural thing to do is to work-to recognize that prosperity and happiness can be obtained only through honest effort. Human ills flow largely from attempting to escape from this natural course. I have no suggestion which goes beyond accepting in its fullest this principle of nature.

He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.

No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for.

When my heart can beat no more, I hope I die for a principle or a belief that I have lived for.

It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment's grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one's life.