Unexplained joy is always so keen that... it seems to hold enough to reconcile one to the inevitable.

Goodness does not more certainly make men happy than happiness makes them good.

Fly, dotard, fly! With thy wise dreams and fables of the sky.

Music exalts each joy, allays each grief, Expels diseases, softens every pain, Subdues the rage of poison, and the plague.

A cripple in the right way may beat a racer in the wrong one. Nay, the fleeter and better the racer is, who hath once missed his way, the farther he leaveth it behind.

I am on a thirty day diet.So far, I have lost 15 days.

And the fireflies, Wah-wah-taysee, Waved their torches to mislead him.

The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system, are wisely careful never to set up any of their own.

The newest books are those that never grow old.

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. -Carl Sandburg.

Let us be silent that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Guilt is the source of sorrow, 'tis the fiend,Th' avenging fiend, that follows us behindWith whips and stings.

Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest desires of the human heart.

we are all of 1 accord Strike all our souls the same notechord It is only God whom we'll call Lord not those of butcher stock or warlords.

Speak low to me, my Saviour, low and sweet From out the hallelujahs, sweet and low, Lest I should fear and fall, and miss Thee so Who art not missed by any that entreat.

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I cause the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

God made the country and man made the town.

Freedom rings where opinions clash.