Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

Life is but a dream, a grotesque and foolish dream.

We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss about whether they was made, or only just happened - Jim he allowed they was made, but I allowed they happened; I judged it would have took too long to make so many. Jim said the moon could a laid them; well that looked kind of reasonable, so I didn't say nothing against it, because I've seen a frog lay most as many, so of course It could be done.

Plain question and plain answer make the shortest road out of most perplexities.

Not until you become a stranger to yourself will you be able to make acquaintance with the Friend.

There are several kinds of stories, but only one difficult kind-the humorous.

But it is a blessed provision of nature that at times like these, as soon as a man's mercury has got down to a certain point there comes a revulsion, and he rallies. Hope springs up, and cheerfulness along with it, and then he is in good shape to do something for himself, if anything can be done.