There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.

One truly affectionate soul in a family will evert a sweetening and harmonizing influence upon all its members.

So let the way wind up the hill or down, O’er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy; Still seeking what I sought when but a boy, New friendship, high adventure, and a crown. My heart will keep the courage of the quest, And hope the road’s last turn will be the best.

Heaven often seems distant and unknown, but if He who made the road... is our guide, we need not fear to lose the way.

Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

If all the skies were sunshine Our faces would be fain To feel once more upon them The cooling splash of rain. If all the world were music, Our hearts would often long For one sweet strain of silence, To break the endless song If life were always merry, Our souls would seek relief, And rest from weary laughter In the quiet arms of grief.

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.