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

Some people are so afraid do die that they never begin to live.

For real company and friendship, there is nothing outside the animal kingdom that is comparable to a river.

There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening.

The Bible teaches that God owns the world. He distributes to every man according to His own good pleasure, conformably to general laws.

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.

Gratitude is a two fold love - love coming to visit us, and love running out to greet a welcome guest.