Nothing else in all life is such a maker of joy and cheer as the privilege of doing good..

The truly happiest, sweetest, tenderest homes are not those where there has been no sorrow, but those which have been overshadowed with grief, and wh….

God...made childhood joyous, full of life, bubbling over with laughter, playful, bright and sunny. We should put into their childhood days just as mu….

We speak much of the duty of making others happy. No day should pass, we say, on which we do not put a little cheer into some discouraged heart, make….

This world is not a place merely to live in, nor a place in which to do certain kinds of business; it is a great workshop in which to make godly men..

A woman whose heart is not touched by the sickness of sorrow and whose hands do not go out in relief where it is in her power to help, lacks one of t….

The only thing that walks back from the tomb with the mourners and refuses to be buried is the character of a man. This is true. What a man is, survi….

Success depends upon staying power. The reason for failure in most cases is lack of perseverance..

We have a mission to others--to add to their cheer. This we cannot do unless we have first learned the lesson of cheerfulness ourselves..

We can bear the heavy load without asking to have it lightened. We can keep the sorrow now and endure it. We can go on in quiet peace without the new….

Men with fine gifts think it worth while to live to paint a few great pictures which shall be looked at and admired for generations; or to write a fe….

Christ is building His kingdom with earth's broken things. Men want only the strong, the successful, the victorious, the unbroken, in building their ….

An immortal soul, from its very nature, cannot find what it needs anywhere except in God Himself. True religion begins in the heart. It is not a mere….

Everyone carries an atmosphere about him. It may be healthful and invigorating, or it may be unwholesome and depressing. It may make a little spot of….

With all the infinite possibilities of spiritual life before you, do not settle down on a little patch of dusty ground at the mountain's foot in rest….

God does not give His grace as He gives His sunshine - pouring it out on all alike. He discriminates in spiritual blessings. He gives strength accord….

No [movie is really worth watching] which does not either impart valuable knowledge; or set before us some ideal of beauty, strength, or nobility of ….

Nothing does so much to help those who suffer as to know that somebody cares..

Every moment brings us some benediction. Even the rough hand of trial holds in its clasp for us some treasure of love..

The only business in the world bigger than gambling is religion...but gambling is not nearly so corrupt..

Every young woman should dress well, that is, neatly, tastefully, modestly, whether she be rich or poor. Conspicuous dressing is vulgar. True refinem….