I never know how to worship until I know how to love; and to love I must have something that I can put my arms around, — something that, touching my heart, shall leave not the chill of ice, but the warmth of summer.

Men think God is destroying them because he is tuning them. The violinist screws up the key till the tense cord sounds the concert pitch; but it is not to break it, but to use it tunefully, that he stretches the string upon the musical rack.

True elegance becomes the more so as it approaches simplicity.

We only see in a lifetime a dozen faces marked with the peace of a contented spirit.

Providence is but another name for natural law. Natural law itself would go out in a minute if it were not for the divine thought that is behind it.

A helping word to one in trouble is often like a switch on a railroad track-an inch between wreck and smooth-rolling prosperity.

Victories are easy and cheap. The only victories worth anything are those achieved through hard work and dedication.