No matter what theory of the origin of government you adopt, if you follow it out to its legitimate conclusions it will bring you face to face with the moral law.
One truly affectionate soul in a family will evert a sweetening and harmonizing influence upon all its members.
Tact is the unsaid part of what you think.
Time is: Too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear.
The simple life which blandly ignores all care and conflict, soon becomes flabby and invertebrate, sentimental and gelatinous.
Christ never asks us to give up merely for the sake of giving up, but always in order to win something better.
Modest egotism is the salt of conversation; you do not want too much of it, but if it is altogether omitted, everything tastes flat.
The Bible teaches that God owns the world. He distributes to every man according to His own good pleasure, conformably to general laws.
It is better to desire the things we have than to have the things we desire.
Thou warden of the western gate, above Manhattan Bay, The fogs of doubt that hid thy face are driven clean away: Thine eyes at last look far and clear, thou liftest high thy hand To spread the light of liberty world-wide for every land.
You may have to live in a crowd, but you do not have to live like it.
Be grateful for the tiny details of your life and make room for unexpected and beautiful blessings.
What is Fortune, what is Fame? Futile gold and phantom name- Riches buried in a cave, Glory written on a grave.
Love that leads life upward is the noblest and the best.
Jazz: Music invented for the torture of imbeciles.
I shall grow old, but never lose life’s zest, because the road’s last turn will be the best.
Oh, it’s home again and home again, America for me! I want a ship that’s westward bound to plough the rolling sea To the blessed land of Room Enough beyond the ocean bars, Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag is full of stars.
Gratitude is a two fold love – love coming to visit us, and love running out to greet a welcome guest.
There are many kinds of love, as many kinds of light, And every kind of love makes a glory in the night. There is love that stirs the heart, and love that gives it rest, But the love that leads life upward is the noblest and the best.
What do I owe my father? Everything!