The advertisements in a newspaper are more full knowledge in respect to what is going on in a state or community than the editorial columns are.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

God's grace is the oil that fills the lamp of love.

The dog is the god of frolic.

The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.

God's sovereignty is not in His right hand; God's sovereignty is not in His intellect; God's sovereignty is in His love.

Today is a goblet day. The whole heavens have been mingled with exquisite skill to a delicious flavor, and the crystal cup put to every lip. Breathing is like ethereal drinking. It is a luxury simply to exist.