To know that one has a secret is to know half the secret itself.

Our children that die young are like those spring bulbs which have their flowers prepared beforehand, and leave nothing to do but to break ground, and blossom, and pass away. Thank God for spring flowers among men, as well as among the grasses of the field.

There is an army of waiters in this world.

Thou, Everlasting Strength, hast set Thyself forth to bear our burdens. May we bear Thy cross, and bearing that; find there is nothing else to bear; and touching that cross, find that instead of taking away our strength, it adds thereto. Give us faith for darkness, for trouble, for sorrow, for bereavement, for disappointment; give us a faith that will abide though the earth itself should pass away--a faith for living, a faith for dying.

A little library, growing every year, is an honorable part of a man’s history. It is a man’s duty to have books.

Fear secretes acids; but love and trust are sweet juices.

Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near victory as when you are defeated in a good cause.