"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."
"I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn."
"No one has ever become poor by giving."
"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy."
"I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains."
"It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet, I keep them because, in spite of everything, I still believe that people are truly good at heart."
"Whoever is happy will make others happy too."
"I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out."
"I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death!"