Time is: Too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear.

Four things a man must learn to do If he would make his record true; To think without confusion clearly; To love his fellowmen sincerely; To act from honest motives purely; To trust in God and Heav'n securely.

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

Let me but find it in my heart to say, When vagrant wishes beckon me astray, "This is my work; my blessing, not my doom; Of all who live, I am the one by whom This work can best be done in the right way."

I shall grow old, but never lose life's zest, because the road's last turn will be the best.

There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas.

Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life.