it always seems to me as if the lavender was a little woman in a green dress, with a lavender bonnet and a white kerchief. She's one of those strong, sweet, wholesome people, who always rest you, and her sweetness lingers long after she goes away.

The heart's seasons seldom coincide with the calendar. Who among us has not been made desolate beyond all words upon some golden day when the little creatures of the air and meadow were life incarnate, from sheer joy of living? Who among us has not come home, singing, when the streets were almost impassable with snow, or met a friend with a happy, smiling face, in the midst of a pouring rain?

One uncongenial guest can ruin a dinner more easily than a poor salad, and that is saying a great deal.

But somewhere on the great world the sun is always shining, and, just so sure as you live, it will sometime shine on you.

No woman need fear the effect of absence upon the man who honestly loves her. The needle of the compass, regardless of intervening seas, points forever toward the north. Pitiful indeed is she who fails to be a magnet and blindly becomes a chain.

the world has been fair cruel if you've never known the love of a dog!

Money may not be your best friend, but it's the quickest to act, and seems to be favorably recognized in more places than most friends are.