Lord, I do not ask that Thou shouldst give me wealth; only show me where it is, and I will attend to the rest.

Some folks mistakes all they see for all there is.

To make my diary a little different I am going to call it a Thought Book ... I have thoughts that I never can use unlesss I write them down, for Aunt Miranda always says, Keep your thoughts to yourself.

Every child born into the world is a new thought of God, an ever-fresh and radiant possibility.

There are some who possess the magic touch, the infectious spirit of enthusiasm; who have the same effect as a beautiful morning that never reaches noon. Under this spell one's mind is braced, one's spirit recreated; one is ready for any adventure, even if it only be the doing of the next distasteful task light-heartedly.

To let blessed babies go dangling and dawdling without names, for months and months, was enough to ruin them for life.

The world is always a new plaything to children, while to the old it seems falling to pieces from sheer dryness. Everything loses its value with time, but it is not the fault of the fruit, but of the mouth and the tongue.