John Greenleaf Whittier Quotes

The craven's fear is but selfishness like his merriment.

"Shoot if you must this old gray head But spare your country's flag " she said.

No longer forward nor behind I look in hope or fear But grateful take the good I find The best of now and here.

Yet in the maddening maze of things And tossed by storm and flood To one fixed trust my spirit clings I know that God is good!

Before me even as behind God is and all is well.

"I'm sorry that I spell'd the word I hate to go above you Because" - the brown eyes lower fell - "Because you see I love you!"

The simple heart that freely asks in love obtains.

For of all sad words of tongues or pen the saddest are these: It might have been.

The windows of my soul I throw Wide open to the sun.

Of all sad words of tongue or pen the saddest are these: It might have been.

No longer forward nor behind I look in hope or fear but grateful take the good I find the best of now and here.

For of all sad words of tongue or pen The saddest are these: "It might have been!"

When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead.