The place where two friends first met is sacred to them all through their friendship, all the more sacred as their friendship deepens and grows old.

The earth has grown old with its burden of care, But at Christmas it always is young.

Heaven does not make holiness, but holiness makes heaven.

There is such a difference between coming out of sorrow thankful for relief, and coming out of sorrow full of sympathy with and trust in Him who has released us.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Prayer is not conquering God's reluctance, but taking hold of God's willingness.

No one ever fell under the burden of the day; it is only when the burden of tomorrow is added that the load becomes unbearable.

The man, who has begun to live more seriously within, begins to live more simply without.