Give lettered pomp to teeth of Time, So "Bonnie Doon" but tarry; Blot out the epic's stately rhyme, But spare his "Highland Mary!"

the joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you

Nothing before, nothing behind; The steps of faith Fall on the seeming void, and find The Rock beneath.

A little smile, a word of cheer, A bit of love from someone near, A little gift from one held dear, Best wishes for the coming year. These make a merry christmas!

Clothe with life the weak intent, Let me be the thing I meant.

Truth should be the first lesson of the child and the last aspiration of manhood; for it has been well said that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making of it, the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature.

A true life is at once interpreter and proof of the gospel.