A poor original is better than a good imitation.

The two kinds of people on earth are the people who lift and the people who lean.

The passion you forbade my lips to utter Will not be silenced. You must hear it in The sullen thunders when they roll and mutter: And when the tempest nears, with wail and din, I know your calm forgetfulness is broken, And to your heart you whisper, "He has spoken."

Do you wish the world were better? Let me tell you what to do: Set a watch upon your actions, Keep them always straight and true.

A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.

We ought to make the moments notes Of happy glad Thanksgiving; The hours and days, a silent praise Of music we are living.

It is easy to be pleasant when life flows by like a song, but the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong. For the test of the heart is trouble, and it always comes with years, and the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through the tears.