Like the winds of the sea are the ways of fate As the voyage along thru life 'Tis the will of the soul That decides its goal And not the calm or the strife.

The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

When we tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new. This restless craving in the souls of men spurs them to climb, and to seek the mountain view.

Divine the Powers that on this trio wait. Supreme their conquest, over Time and Fate. Love, Work, and Faith - these three alone are great.

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.

To sin by silence, when they should protest, makes cowards of men.

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 power that is greater than ourselves to do it.

A weed is but an unloved flower.

There is nothing we cannot live down, and rise above, and overcome.

With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see.

The more a man knows, the more he forgives.

Ability and luck makes success happen, no matter what the circumstances are.

As the area of light expands, so does the perimeter of darkness.

Writing poetry is what I am. I wouldn’t know what else to be.

For two years I watched my parents' lives wind to a close. This made me aware of old age as a one stage, the final one, of a long journey.

Every single day has to be excellent. You gotta give it all you got!

Knowledge without wisdom is adequate for the powerful, but wisdom is essential to the survival of the subordinate

Like I'm going to pass up an opportunity to smack your cousin.

The poem in the head is always perfect. Resistance begins when you try to convert it into language.

Lipgloss is my calling!