An earnest purpose finds time, or makes it. It seizes on spare moments, and turns fragments to golden account.
William Ellery ChanningDifficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
William Ellery ChanningO God, animate us to cheerfulness! May we have a joyful sense of our blessings, learn to look on the bright circumstances of our lot, and maintain a perpetual contentedness
William Ellery Channing