Occupation: Author Birth: November 5, 1850 Death: October 30, 1919
Use all your hidden forces. Do not miss The purpose of this life, and do not wait For circumstance to mould or change your fate..
It is easy to be pleasant when life flows by like a song, but the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong. For the ….
A poor original is better than a good imitation..
To sin by silence, when they should protest, makes cowards of men..
There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul..
The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind..
A weed is but an unloved flower..
So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs..
All the past is not worth one today..
You may choose your words like a connoisseur, And polish it up with art, But the word that sways, and stirs, and stays, Is the word that comes fro….
Do you wish the world were happy? Then remember day by day, just to scatter seeds of kindness as you pass along the way. . . ..
A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results..
One ship drives east and another drives west With the selfsame winds that blow. Tis the set of the sails And not the gales Which tells us the way to ….
There's one sad truth in life I've found While journeying east and west - The only folks we really wound Are those we love the best. We flatter those….
The two kinds of people on earth are the people who lift and the people who lean..
Affirm the body, beautiful and whole, The earth-expression of immortal soul. Affirm the mind, the messenger of the hour, To speed between thee and….
With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see..
There is no satisfaction that can compare with looking back across the years and finding you've grown in self-control, judgment, generosity, and unse….
Don't look for flaws as you go through life and even when you find them it is wise and kind to be somewhat blind, and look for the virtue behind them..
There is nothing we cannot live down, and rise above, and overcome..
Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a powe….