That man is blessed who every day is permitted to behold anything so pure and serene as the western sky at sunset, while revolutions vex the world.
—Henry D. Thoreau.
There’s life alone in duty done,
And rest alone in striving.
—Whittier.
It is a matter of economy to be happy, to view life and all its conditions from the brightest angle; it enables one to seize life at its very best. It expands the soul.
—H. W. Dresser.
To educate the heart, one must be willing to go out of himself, and to come into loving contact with Others.
—James Freeman Clarke.
Associate reverently, and as much as you can, with your loftiest thought.