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."

And you will remember that love is not getting, but giving; not a wild dream of pleasure, and a madness of desire — oh no, love is not that — it is goodness, and honour, and peace, and pure living — yes, love is that; and it is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives longest.

Love is the heart s immortal thirst to be completely known and all forgiven.

It is better to follow even the shadow of the best, than to remain content with the worst.

The birth of Jesus is the sunrise in the Bible.

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

I shall grow old, but never lose life's zest, because the road's last turn will be the best.