You are not called to be a canary in a cage. You are called to be an eagle, and to fly sun to sun, over continents.

Good-nature is one of the richest fruits of true Christianity.

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.

Next to victory, there is nothing so sweet as defeat, if only the right adversary overcomes you.

It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.

The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.

Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them.