Who can explain the secret pathos of Nature's loveliness? It is a touch of melancholy inherited from our mother Eve. It is an unconscious memory of the lost Paradise. It is the sense that even if we should find another Eden, we would not be fit to enjoy it perfectly nor stay in it forever.

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

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.

Oh, London is a man's town, there's power in the air; And Paris is a woman's town, with flowers in her hair; And it's sweet to dream in Venice, and it's great to study Rome; But when it comes to living, there is no place like home.

The strength of your life is measured by the strength of your will.

But this I know. Those who seek Him will do well to look among the poor and the lowly, the sorrowful and the oppressed.

Heaven is blest with perfect rest, but the blessing of Earth is toil.