The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. |
The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. |
The Bible is God's chart for you to steer by, to keep you from the bottom of the sea, and to show you where the harbor is, and how to reach it without running on rocks or bars. |
The blossom cannot tell what becomes of its odor; and no man can tell what becomes of his influence |
The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones. |
The continuance and frequent fits of anger produce in the soul a propensity to be angry; which oftentimes ends in choler, bitterness, and moronity, when the mid becomes ulcerated, peevish, and querulous, and is wounded by the least occurrence. |
The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man and never fails to see a bad one. He is the human owl, vigilant in darkness and blind to light, mousing for vermin, and never seeing noble game. The cynic puts all human actions into two classes - openly bad and secretly bad. |
The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't. |
The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't. |
The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't. |
The dog is the god of frolic. |
The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic. |
The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day |
The head learns new things, but the heart forever more practices old experiences |
The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others |