Occupation: Poet Birth: August 20, 1881 Death: August 5, 1959
I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I'd rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way..
But keep on working and hoping still. For in spite of the grumblers who stand about, somehow, it seems, all things work out..
Spring's greatest joy beyond a doubt is when it brings the children out..
Somebody said that it couldn't be done But he with a chuckle replied That "maybe it couldn't," but he would be one Who wouldn't say so till he tried.….
I have to live with myself and so, I want to be fit for myself to know..
He started to sing as he tackled the thing. That couldn't be done, and he did it..
If your purse no longer bulges and you've lost your golden treasure, If times you think you're lonely and have hungry grown for pleasure, Don't s….
The Making of Friends Life is sweet because of the friends we have made And the things which in common we share; We want to live on, not because of o….
Courage must come from the soul within; the man must furnish the will to win. So figure it out for yourself, my lad. You were born with all that the ….
There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done, there are thousands to prophesy failure. There are thousands to point out to you, one by one, the ….
You are the person who has to decide. Whether you'll do it or toss it aside; You are the person who makes up your mind. Whether you'll lead or will l….
The man who wants a garden fair, or small or very big, With flowers growing here and there, Must bend his back and dig. The things are mighty few on ….
I'd like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me. I'd like to be the help that you've been always glad to be; I'd like to mean as much to y….
So long as men shall be on earth, there will be tasks for them to do. Some way for them to show their worth. Each day shall bring its problems new. A….
Life is like a cocktail, made up for the most part of sweet things, and tinged with a dash of bitters. We must drain it to the dregs to get at the ch….
No one is beat till he quits, no one is through till he stops. No matter how hard failure hits, no matter how often he drops, a fellow's not down til….
Love has the patience to endure the fault it sees but cannot cure..
The lectures you deliver may be wise and true, But I'd rather get my lessons by observing what you do. I may not understand the high advise you ….
You'll be richer in the end than a prince, if you're a friend..
One deed of kindness noticed is worth forty that are told..
Let me be a little kinder, Let me be a little blinder to the faults of those around me..