The outstretched shadows of the night,
The promise, how divinely sweet,
“At eventide, it shall be light.”
—Alice Cary.
You are never to complain of your birth, your training, your employments, your hardships; never to fancy that you could be something if only you had a different lot and sphere assigned you. God understands his own plan, and He knows what you want a great deal better than you do yourself.
—H. Bushnell.
Soar on and up, it’s God projecting as it goes,
Expanding into love and joy and peace—but not repose.
—W. W. Story.
“If you would have a happy family life, remember two things: in matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current.”