I don't so much mind the falling, but I do seem to select the hardest spots to light on.

In the economy of nature nothing is ever lost. I cannot belive that the soul of man shall prove the one exception

It really seems as if failure and hardship make more of a human being of folks than success.

the friend in need is the one who is the friend in deed; ... if people were not friends in need, there was every likelihood that they never would be friends again in any conditions that might obtain.

I write as the birds sing, because I must, and usually from the same source of inspiration.

a trouble shared is a trouble half endured.

Tears were a blessing; they were a relief; they did wash the ache from the heart, ease brain strain, and encourage the soul.