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

If you are lazy, and accept your lot, you may live in it. If you are willing to work, you can write your name anywhere you choose.

When any man accumulates more than he can earn with his own hands, he begins to enrich himself at the expense of the youth, the sweat, the blood, the joy of his fellow men.

a trouble shared is a trouble half endured.

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

What you are lies with you. If you are lazy, and accept your lot, you may live in it. If you are willing to work, you can write your name anywhere you choose, among the only ones who live beyond the grave in this world, the people who write books that help, make exquisite music, carve statues, paint pictures, and work for others. Never mind the calico dress, and the coarse shoes. Work at you books, and before long you will hear yesterday's tormentors boasting that they were once classmates of yours.

Every intoxicating delight of early spring was in the air. The breeze that fanned her cheek was laden with subtle perfume and the crisp, fresh odor of unfolding leaves.