absence ... smothers into decay a rootless fancy but often nourishes the least seed of a true affection into full-flowering love.

O, the mulberry-tree is of trees the queen! Bare long after the rest are green; But as time steals onwards, while none perceives Slowly she clothes herself with leaves.

With faces like dead lovers who died true.

Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

according to the old joke, married people are often like little boys bathing, who cry with chattering teeth to the boys on the shore, 'Do come in, it's so warm' - it is not always warm.

Ethics, as has been well said, are the finest fruits of humanity, but they are not its roots

A person who is careless about money is careless about everything, and untrustworthy in everything.

It is not work that kills, but "worry."

Those whose own light is quenched are often the light-bringers.

How the sting of poverty, or small means, is gone when one keeps house for one's own comfort and not for the comfort of one's neighbors.

Young Dandelion On a hedge-side Said young Dandelion Who'll be my bride? Said young Dandelion With a sweet air, I have my eye on Miss Daisy fair.

The will to win begins in your mind.So constantly strive for excellence and greatness in your time.

You need time, perseverance, and patience to develop the character and abilities required for success.

Daily reading of scriptures is essential for your spiritual growth.

I will thank God for the day and the moment I have.

Never let shyness conquer your mind.

This looks like one of those unwelcome social summonses which call upon a man either to be bored or to lie.

Everybody has dreams. You are living the American dream, what's wrong with pushing to secure it for everyone?

I can honestly say that if I was told at this moment that I was dying, not my first, not my second, but certainly my third thought would be that I should never see Italy again.

Image isn't everything, It's what comes from your heart, and what you learn and what you say and how you act that means more than anything.

I don't want this music to die.The older people are passing it on to the younger generation so the younger generation can pass it on to the next generation.