Beware of desperate steps; the darkest day,
Lived till to-morrow, will have passed away.
—Cowper.
Education should be full of feeling. It takes sunlight to draw out the fragrance of the violet and the perfume of the rose.
—Ellen A. Richardson.
We are encompassed about by the forces that make for righteousness. All power we possess, or seem to possess, comes from our accord with these forces. There is no lasting force, except the power of God.
—David Starr Jordan.
If one admires the patience, gentleness, sweetness and unfailing energy of another; if he finds himself renewed and invigorated and inspired by such contact,—why does he not himself so live that he may bring the same renewal and inspiration to others?
—Lilian Whiting.
The flighty purpose never is o’ertook