A committee is a thing which takes a week to do what one good man can do in an hour.

There is no failure except the failure of trying.

Where much is expected from an individual, he may rise to the level of events and make the dream come true.

A little more patience, a little more charity for all, a little more devotion, a little more love; with less bowing down to the past, and a silent ignoring of pretended authority; brave looking forward to the future with more faith in our fellows, and the race will be ripe for a great burst of light and life.

I believe it is possible that I shall make other creeds, and change this one, or add to it, from time to time, as new light may come to me.

In God's great vaudeville, Mother is the headliner.

The finest flowers are those transplanted, for transplanting means difficulty, a readjusting to new conditions, and through the effort put forth to find adjustment does the plant progress.