If't were not for my cat and dog I think I could not live.

Life is short, and time is swift; Roses fade, and shadows shift.

Almighty Father! let thy lowly child, Strong in his love of truth, be wisely bold,-- A patriot bard, by sycophants reviled. Let him live usefully, and not die old!

Daisies infinite Uplift in praise their little growing hands, O'er every hill that under heaven expands.

Sleep, to the homeless thou art home; the friendless find in thee a friend

What is a Communist? One who hath yearnings For equal division of unequal earnings, Idler or bungler, or both, he is willing, To fork out his copper and pocket your shilling.

The quivering flesh, though torture-torn, may live, but souls, once deeply wounded, heal no more.

Tis toil's reward, that sweetens industry, As love inspires with strength the enraptur'd thrush.

Again the violet of our early days Drinks beauteous azure from the golden sun, And kindles into fragrance at his blaze.

Things of today? Deeds which are harvest for Eternity!

The streams, rejoiced that winter's work is done, Talk of to-morrow's cowslips as they run.

If a man realizes who he is, he cannot lose his peace and gladness because he lives at peace with himself

In the darkness of my dark-beating heart, I know. He'd have loved it, all right.

A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go off better than a fresh one that you've scowled upon.

You can invent things like automatic popcorn poppers. You can invent things like steam-powered window washers. But you can’t invent more time.

Greece is a medium-sized country in Europe. Our debt accounts for only 2.5 percent of the total of all members of the euro zone.

But we do now receive a certain portion of His Spirit, tending towards perfection, and preparing us for incorruption, being little by little accustomed to receive and bear God

The society that destroys its children is eating its own tail, committing suicide in the most perverse way.

Most of all, Creation must be protected for its own sake, even if we currently assign no value or an incorrect value to it.

New media and mobile entertainment are revolutionizing the way people learn about the world.

Only necessity understood, and bondage to the highest is identical with true freedom.