Every country-or at least every country that is fit for habitation-has its own rivers; and every river has its own quality; and it is the part of wisdom to know and love as many as you can, seeing each in the fairest possible light, and receiving from each the best that it has to give.

Oh, London is a man's town, there's power in the air; And Paris is a woman's town, with flowers in her hair; And it's sweet to dream in Venice, and it's great to study Rome; But when it comes to living, there is no place like home.

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

There is no conflict between the Old and the New; the conflict is between the False and the True.

Love that leads life upward is the noblest and the best.

Heaven is blest with perfect rest, but the blessing of Earth is toil.

The strength of your life is measured by the strength of your will.