Modest egotism is the salt of conversation; you do not want too much of it, but if it is altogether omitted, everything tastes flat.

As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the soul will not emerge.

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.

I shall grow old, but never lose life's zest, because the road's last turn will be the best.

Tact is the unsaid part of what you think.

Four things a man must learn to do If he would make his record true; To think without confusion clearly; To love his fellowmen sincerely; To act from honest motives purely; To trust in God and Heav'n securely.

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