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.

The best rose-bush, after all, is not that which has the fewest thorns, but that which bears the finest roses.

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why.

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

Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to.

The woods would be quiet if no bird sang but the one that sang best.