There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love this life and live it as bravely and faithfully and cheerfully as we can.

Ere thou sleepest, gently lay Every troubled thought away; Put off worry and distress As thou puttest off thy dress; Drop thy burden and thy care In the quiet arms of prayer. Lord thou knowest how I live, All I'VE DONE AMISS FORGIVE; ALL OF GOOD I'VE TRIED TO DO STRENGTHEN, bless and carry through; All I love in safety keep While in Thee I fall asleep.

The best rose-bush, after all, is not that which has the fewest thorns, but that which bears the finest roses.

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

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence.

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

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.