When our thoughts are born, Though they be good and humble, one should mind How they are reared, or some will go astray And shame their mother.

O fateful flower beside the rill- The Daffodil, the daffodil!

A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.

When sparrows build and the leaves break forth My old sorrow wakes and cries.

Youth! youth! how buoyant are thy hopes! they turn, like marigolds, toward the sunny side.

I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered.

Crowds of bees are giddy with clover Crowds of grasshoppers skip at our feet, Crowds of larks at their matins hang over, Thanking the Lord for a life so sweet.

Her face betokened all things dear and good, The light of somewhat yet to come was there Asleep, and waiting for the opening day, When childish thoughts, like flowers would drift away.

And bitter waxed the fray; Brother with brother spake no word When they met in the way.

Man is the miracle in nature. God Is the One Miracle to man.

The moon looks upon many night flowers; the night flowers see but one moon.

@bobbybaird i'm a writer, so are you. we try to compose our thoughts and words for effect as well as sense. vain of us? a bit.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest accomplishment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

Marriage is one salvation pathway among many, although it contains different possibilities.

The only reason they come to see me is that I know that life is great - and they know I know it.

Gaia spins on, silently contemplating what it means to be born into a sarcastic universe.

Can teachers successfully educate children to think for themselves if teachers are not treated as professionals who think for themselves?

When you compare Christmas to Hanukkah, there's no comparison. Christmas is great. Hanukkah sucks! First night you get socks. Second night, an eraser, a notebook. It's a Back-to-School holiday!

Only men who are capable of saying Thou [an attitude of deep respect] to one another can truly say we with one another.

When someone changes your face, it's really shocking and scary.

I've been on the floor and I've been heartbroken. I didn't know how I was going to stand up. But I just gave it time.