The dog is the god of frolic.
We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning.
Fear is the soul's signal for rallying.
Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown.
Laughter is not a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is the best ending for one.
In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows cast.
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
We are always on the anvil by trials God is shaping us for higher things.
God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.
To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice.
Clothes and manners do not make the man but when he is made they greatly improve his appearance.
Now comes the mystery! (last words)
Victories that are cheap are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting.
Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.
The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
the difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will and the other from a strong won't
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.
Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.