If I am not worth the wooing, I surely am not worth the winning!

Every man must patiently bide his time. He must wait -- not in listless idleness but in constant, steady, cheerful endeavors, always willing and fulfilling and accomplishing his task, that when the occasion comes he may be equal to the occasion.

Death is the chillness that precedes the dawn; We shudder for a moment, then awake In the broad sunshine of the other life.

And in despair I bowed my head; "There is no peace on earth," I said; "For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good-will to men!" Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: "God is not dead, nor doth he sleep! The Wrong shall fail, the Right prevail, With peace on earth, good-will to men!

Don't cross the bridge til you come to it.

It is true, that it is not at all necessary to love many books, in order to love them much.

Every dew-drop and rain-drop had a whole heaven within it.