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

In love and friendship, small, steady payments on a gold basis are better than immense promissory notes.

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

It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the most agreeable nor the best to live with.

Ere thou sleepest, gently lay Every troubled thought away; Put off worry and distress As thou puttest off thy dress; Drop thy burden and thy care In the quiet arms of prayer. Lord thou knowest how I live, All I'VE DONE AMISS FORGIVE; ALL OF GOOD I'VE TRIED TO DO STRENGTHEN, bless and carry through; All I love in safety keep While in Thee I fall asleep.

No amount of energy will take the place of thought. A strenuous life with its eyes shut is a kind of wild insanity.

Be grateful for the tiny details of your life and make room for unexpected and beautiful blessings.