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.

Metaphysicians tell us that it is easier to get the body well than to get the mind to realize its wellness.

In this noisy, restless, bewildering age, there is a great need for quietness of spirit. Even in our communion with God we are so busy presenting our problems, asking for help, seeking relief that we leave no moments of silence to listen for God's answers. By practice we can learn to submerge our spirits beneath the turbulent surface waves of life and reach that depth of our being where all is still, where no storms can reach us. Here only can we forget the material world and its demands on us.

Half of our sorrows come from setting exalted standards for people and then breaking our hearts when they fail to live up to them.

any pursuit of happiness contrary to the common good is doomed to failure.

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

The fact that beauty is at one and the same time without cost and above price, robs it of the curse of possessiveness.