Then take me on your knee, mother; And listen, mother of mine. A hundred fairies danced last night, And the harpers they were nine.

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.

For visions come not to polluted eyes.

To ask me is in vain; For who goes up your winding stair Can ne'er come down again.

Yes, in the poor man's garden grow Far more than herbs and flowers - Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind, And Joy for weary hours.

Will you walk into my parlour? Said the spider to a fly: '"Tis the prettiest little parlour That ever you did spy.

God sends children for another purpose than merely to keep up the race -- to enlarge our hearts, to make us unselfish, and full of kindly sympathies and affections.

True delicacy, that most beautiful heart-leaf of humanity, exhibits itself most significantly in little things.

When on the breath of Autumn's breeze, From pastures dry and brown, Goes floating, like an idle thought, The fair, white thistle-down; O, then what joy to walk at will, Upon the golden harvest-hill!

Heart's ease! one could look for half a day Upon this flower, and shape in fancy out Full twenty different tales of love and sorrow, That gave this gentle name.

Old England is our home, and Englishmen are we; Our tongue is known in every clime, our flag in every sea.

opportunity only shows you the door but not the end of the road

Jesus invited us not to a picnic, but to a pilgrimage. He offered us, not an excursion, but an execution. Our Savior said that we would have to be ready to die to self, sin, and the world.

A milli-Helen is enough beauty to launch exactly one ship

Time goes by so fast and worry is really wasted time and energy.

What use is it that knowledge mounts? It's knowing something good that counts.

A rumor is like a check--never endorse it till you're sure it's genuine.

Welcome to the real world, she said to me. Condescendingly. Take a seat. Take your life. Plot it out in black and white.

Chess books should be used as we use glasses: to assist the sight, although some players make use of them as if they thought they conferred sight

In any country when you throw something in somebody's face, it's disrespectful.

I'm continually amazed by how many people who appear to be extroverts are actually introverts.