Oh, Spring is surely coming, Her couriers fill the air; Each morn are new arrivals, Each night her ways prepare; I scent her fragrant garments, Her foot is on the stair.

The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.

A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.

For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice - no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service.

How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see.

I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.

To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.

One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: ‘To rise above little things’.

The longer I live, the more my mind dwells upon the beauty and the wonder of the world.

In winter the stars seem to have rekindled their fires, the moon achieves a fuller triumph, and the heavens wear a look of a more exalted simplicity.

Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.

We don't forget that we are Christians. We forget that we are human, and that one oversight alone can debilitate the potential of our future.

I don't really go mountain biking per se, like a proper sport.

The secret to a happy marriage? Do whatever your wife tells you. 'Yes, dear.' And breathe.

Creativity in all forms of life, from arts to business to domestic situations, depends on our ability to recognize and explore gaps

Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.

Most people focus on forgiving others, thinking there isn't a need for self-forgiveness, particularly if they see themselves as a victim.

The secret to successful hiring is this: look for the people who want to change the world.

Up through and including Lincoln, American politicians nursed a fantasy of repatriating blacks to Africa.

A girl should never disguise the fact that she's a girl. It's a lot easier to convince a man that you're a fascinating female if you look the part.