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?

For the size of it, a check book is about the greatest convenience I know of.

when one has learned to wait patiently, one has learned to live.

In every life there is a perfect moment, like a flash of sun. We can shape our days by that, if we will - before by faith, and afterward by memory.

... sometimes, out of bitterness, the years distill forgiveness.

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

It is possible for a spinster to be disappointed in lovers, but only the married are ever disappointed in love.