Today is the blocks with which we build.
The nearer the dawn the darker the night.
Thou driftest gently down the tides of sleep.
My soul is full of longingfor the secret of the sea,and the heart of the great oceansends a thrilling pulse through me.
It is difficult to know at what moment love begins it is less difficult to know that it has begun.
If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.
To say the least a town life makes one more tolerant and liberal in one's judgement of others.
Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng but in ourselves are triumph and defeat.
Time ... is the life of the soul.
Trust no Future howe'er pleasant! Let the dead Past bury its dead!
Thy fate is the common fate of all Into each life some rain must fall Some days must be dark and dreary.
I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old familiar carols play And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth good-will to men!
However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure.
The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.
As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn so change of studies a dull brain.
Thou too sail on O Shipof State! Sail on O Union strong and great! Humanity with all its fears With all the hopes of future years Is hanging breathless on thy fate!
Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers, Kind deeds are the fruits, Take care of your garden And keep out the weeds, Fill it with sunshine, Kind words, and...
And in despair I bowed my head;"There is no peace on earth," I said;"For hate is strong,And mocks the songOf peace on earth, good-will to men!"Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:"God is not dead...
The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books
The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in willing service.