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

A river is the most human and companionable of all inanimate things. It has a life, a character, a voice of its own; and it is as full of good fellowship as a sugar maple is of sap. It can talk in various tones, loud or low, and of many subjects grave and gay.... For real company and friendship there is nothing, outside of the animal kingdom, that is comparable to a river.

Gratitude is a two fold love - love coming to visit us, and love running out to greet a welcome guest.

Long ago Apollo called to Aristæus, youngest of the shepherds, Saying, "I will make you keeper of my bees." Golden were the hives, and golden was the honey; golden, too, the music, Where the honey-makers hummed among the trees.

It is better to burn the candle at both ends, and in the middle, too, than to put it away in the closet and let the mice eat it.

Love is not getting, but giving; It is goodness, and honor, and peace and pure living.

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