But this I know. Those who seek Him will do well to look among the poor and the lowly, the sorrowful and the oppressed.

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

Love is not getting, but giving. Not a wild dream of pleasure and madness of desire - oh, no - love is not that! It is goodness and honor and peace and pure living - yes, love is that and it is the best thing in the world and the thing that lives the longest.

A clean and sensitive conscience, a steady and scrupulous integrity in small things as well as large, is the most valuable of all possessions, to a nation as to an individual.

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.

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

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.