Would you learn the secret of the sea? Only those who brave its dangers, comprehend its mystery!

I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the neighborhood of man, and enjoy the sweet security of the streets.

But oftentimes celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise.

Every man has a paradise around him till he sins, and the angel of an accusing conscience drives him from his Eden.

Oh, how beautiful is the summer night, which is not night, but a sunless, yet unclouded, day, descending upon earth with dews and shadows and refreshing coolness! How beautiful the long mild twilight, which, like a silver clasp, unites today with yesterday!

Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers, Kind deeds are the fruits, Take care of your garden And keep out the weeds, Fill it with sunshine, Kind words, and Kind deeds.

Nothing that is can pause or stay; / The moon will wax, the moon will wane, / The mist and cloud will turn to rain, / The rain to mist and cloud again, / Tomorrow be today.