Thought expands, but paralyzes; action animates, but narrows.

Unlike grown ups, children have little need to deceive themselves.

Thank God when He lays a burden on thee, and thank Him when He takes it off.

Words express neither objects nor ourselves.

Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom, but we hope it, we know it.

Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.