And know God never takes a gift away
But He sends other gifts to take its place.”
We must be as courteous to a man as to a picture, which we are willing to give the benefit of a good light.
—Emerson.
The old year is fast slipping back behind us. We cannot stay it if we would. We must go on and leave our past. Let us go forth nobly. Let us go as those whom greater thoughts and greater deeds await beyond.
—Phillips Brooks.
Opportunity is a good angel, but she deserts those who fail to recognize her. The ring of power must be worn; ... if the charm is not held to service, it slips away.
—Lilian Whiting.
A dull day need not be a depressing day; depression always implies physical or moral weakness, and is therefore never to be tolerated so long as one can struggle against it.
—Hamilton W. Mabie.