I think that the Almighty gave springtime to a tired world so that its peoples might know rest. I think that He gave it to a troubled world so that the world's inhabitants might find peace. I think He gave it to a discouraged world so that hope and faith might be reborn!

No one should teach who is not in love with teaching.

In very truth it is the unattained which gives zest to the commonplace and brims the cup of our daily life with keenest joy.

Our daughters are the most precious of our treasures, the dearest possessions of our homes and the objects of our most watchful love.

Love is like fire, a dangerous thing to play with, although the best of friends and the most loyal of servants when rightly handled.

Books have been to me what gold is to the miser, what new fields are to the explorer.

Spring is beautiful, and summer is perfect for vacations, but autumn brings a longing to get away from the unreal things of life, out into the forest at night with a campfire and the rustling leaves.