It is a comely fashion to be glad; Joy is the grace we say to God.

O fateful flower beside the rill- The Daffodil, the daffodil!

A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.

When sparrows build and the leaves break forth My old sorrow wakes and cries.

Youth! youth! how buoyant are thy hopes! they turn, like marigolds, toward the sunny side.

I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered.

Crowds of bees are giddy with clover Crowds of grasshoppers skip at our feet, Crowds of larks at their matins hang over, Thanking the Lord for a life so sweet.

Her face betokened all things dear and good, The light of somewhat yet to come was there Asleep, and waiting for the opening day, When childish thoughts, like flowers would drift away.

And bitter waxed the fray; Brother with brother spake no word When they met in the way.

Man is the miracle in nature. God Is the One Miracle to man.

The moon looks upon many night flowers; the night flowers see but one moon.

Existence is Identity, Consciousness is Identification.

Don’t be too nice to him, ” I teased. “He’ll never leave.

A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.

Every day stop before something beautiful long enough to say, "Isn’t that b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l!"

What I tell student athletes is first of all, you've made good choices this far in order to be able to be in college and to be an athlete. Keep making good choices.

In order to achieve something great, you'll have to sacrifice something great.

...his job was the very least important part of his life, never to be mentioned except in irony.

Nature, God, or whatever you want to call the creator of the universe comes through the microscope clearly and strongly

I'm a gun owner. I'm a strong second amendment supporter.

To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi.