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

O' who will walk with me along lifes merry way? A comrade blithe and full of glee, who dares to laugh out loud and free.

To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for.

For real company and friendship, there is nothing outside the animal kingdom that is comparable to a river.

Tact is the unsaid part of what you think.

Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to.

Jazz: Music invented for the torture of imbeciles.