"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle of the mirror that receives it." - Edith Wharton

"You are the light of the world." - Jesus, as quoted in Matthew 5:14

“Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.” - Billy Graham

Therefore we do not lose heart . . . For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. - 2 Corinthians 4:16-17

"Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness" — Leo Tolstoy

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.- Romans 12:1 NKJV

“Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.” - Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. - Isaiah 40:31
 

“Whoever is happy will make others happy.” - Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones. -  Proverbs 17:22

"Vexation at a fault is generally more of a fault than the fault itself." - François Fénelon

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.  - Psalm 51:10

"When we parley with temptations, we are in great danger of being overcome." - Matthew Henry

And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. - 1 Corinthians 10:13

"The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker." - Helen Keller

That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil—this is the gift of God. -  Ecclesiastes 3:13

"Give me a challenge and I"ll meet it with joy." - Ronald Reagan

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.  -  James 1:12

"Be who you are and know what you know." - Meryl Streep

If any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come. - 2 Corinthians 5:17