These are the things I prize And hold of dearest worth: Light of the sapphire skies, Peace of the silent hills, Shelter of the forests, comfort of the grass, Music of birds, murmur of little rills, Shadows of cloud that swiftly pass, And, after showers, The smell of flowers And of the good brown earth,- And best of all, along the way, friendship and mirth.

Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

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

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.

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.

You never see the stock called Happiness quoted on the exchange.

If only the best birds sang, the forest would be silent.