Let me but find it in my heart to say, When vagrant wishes beckon me astray, "This is my work; my blessing, not my doom; Of all who live, I am the one by whom This work can best be done in the right way."

Even if we should find another Eden, we would not be fit to enjoy it perfectly nor stay in it forever.

There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas.

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 better to desire the things we have than to have the things we desire.

Those who would see wonderful things must often be ready to travel alone.

Who seeks for heaven alone to save his soul, May keep the path, but will not reach the goal; While he who walks in love may wander far, Yet God will bring him where the blessed are.