A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered. C. S. LEWIS, Out of the Silent Planet True pleasures are paid for in advance; false pleasures afterwards, with heavy and compound interest.

The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.

We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee.

We often hear of bad weather, but in reality no weather is bad. It is all delightful, though in different ways. Some weather may be bad for farmers or crops, but for man all kinds are good. Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating.

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

Great battles are really won before they are actually fought. To control our passions we must govern our habits, and keep watch over ourselves in the small details of everyday life.

A crowd is not necessarily company, but neither need it necessarily prevent thought or disturb peace of mind.