Let the splendor of diamond, pearl and ruby vanish? Only let this one teardrop, this Taj Mahal, glisten spotlessly bright on the cheek of time, forever and ever.

Dark clouds become heaven's flowers when kissed by light.

Life finds its wealth by the claims of the world, and its worth by the claims of love.

Let not the hours pass by in the dark. Kindle the lamp of love with thy life.

I believe in a spiritual world - not as anything separate from this world - but as its innermost truth. With the breath we draw we must always feel this truth, that we are living in God.

Now it is time to sit quiet, face to face with thee, and to sing dedication of life in this silent and overflowing leisure.

When you have once taken up a responsibility, you must see it through.