You never see the stock called Happiness quoted on the exchange.

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.

There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas.

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

Who can explain the secret pathos of Nature's loveliness? It is a touch of melancholy inherited from our mother Eve. It is an unconscious memory of the lost Paradise. It is the sense that even if we should find another Eden, we would not be fit to enjoy it perfectly nor stay in it forever.

The strength of your life is measured by the strength of your will.

Faith is an adventure; it is the courage of the soul to face the unknown. But that courage springs from the hope and confidence of the soul that its adventure will succeed.