Three silences there are: the first of speech, the second of desire, the third of thought.
Each day is a branch of the Tree of Life laden heavily with fruit. If we lie down lazily beneath it, we may starve; but if we shake the branches, some of the fruit will fall for us.
He looks the whole world in the face for he owes not any man.
Difficulty on the way to victory is opportunity for God to work
Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room we find.
The soul...is audible, not visible.
Everyone says that forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.
The nearer the dawn the darker the night.
When one is truly in love, one not only says it, but shows it.
If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.
Defeat may be victory in disguise.
No man is so poor as to have nothing worth giving.
Know how sublime a thing it is to suffer and be strong.
Give what you have. To some one, it may be better than you dare to think.
Glorious indeed is the world of God around us, but more glorious the world of God within us.
If we love one another, nothing, in truth, can harm us, whatever mischances may happen.