Though we have rightly applauded our ancestors for their spiritual achievements (and do not and must not discount them now), those of us who prevail today will have done no small thing. The special spirits who have been reserved to live in this time of challenges and who overcome will one day be praised for their stamina by those who pulled handcarts.

The enlarging of the soul requires not only some remodeling, but some excavating.

Mother lode of learning.

The dues of discipleship are high indeed, and how much we can take so often determines how much we can then give.

Education brightens a darkened world.

Those who do too much for their children will soon find they can do nothing with their children. So many children have been so much done for they are almost done in.

Sometimes we are so busy being the hammer or the anvil, that we forget who really needs the shaping.