The arbitrary division of one's life into weeks and days and hours seemed, on the whole, useless. There was but one day for the men, and that was pay day, and one for the women, and that was rent day. As for the children, every day was theirs, just as it should be in every corner of the world.

It'll be with me like it was with Uncle Ned's ole ox, I reckon; he kep' a-goin' an' a-goin' till he died a-standin' up, an' even then they had to push him over.

there ain't no use in dyin' 'fore yer time. Lots of folks is walkin' 'round jes' as dead as they'll ever be.

Some folks goes right under when trouble comes, but I carry mine fur an' easy.

There is an invariable law that the only way to keep the real things of life is by sharing them or giving them away.

Somehow, I never feel like good things b'long to me till I pass 'em on to somebody else.

What can people not accomplish if they will but master the secret of steadfast perseverance.