To have suffered ... sets a keen edge on what remains of the agreeable. This is a great truth and has to be learned in the fire.

For God's sake give me the young man who has brains enough to make a fool of himself!

Do not measure success by today's harvest. Measure success by the seeds you plant today.

Of what shall we be proud of if we are not proud of our friends?

Loving God, help us remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of the angels, the gladness of the shepherds, and the worship of the wise men.

An aim in life is the only fortune worth the finding; and it is not to be found in foreign lands, but in the heart itself.

Little do ye know your own blessedness; for to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour.