A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them. read more

• Thought Beginning Love Let Those Perfectly Themselves Twist Them Fit Our Own Image Otherwise Reflection Ourselves Find

Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by. read more

• Thought Two Roads Diverged Wood Took Traveled by

Whatever you think the world is withholding from you, you are withholding from the world. read more

• Thought Whatever Think World Withholding from

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind. read more

• Thought Notice Stiffest Tree Most Easily Cracked While Bamboo Willow Survives by Bending Wind

Nothing changes until people decide to do the things they must, in order to bring about peace. read more

• Thought Nothing Changes People Decide Do Things They Bring About Peace

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles. read more

• Thought Kind Heart Fountain Gladness Making Everything Its Vicinity Freshen Smiles

There is an endearing tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart. read more

• Thought Endearing Tenderness Love Mother Son Transcends Affections Heart

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. read more

• Thought Sacredness Tears They Mark Weakness Power Speak More Eloquently Ten Thousand Tongues Messengers Overwhelming Grief Deep Contrition Unspeakable Love

There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble. read more

• Thought Healthful Hardiness About Real Dignity Dreads Contact Communion Others However Humble

There is in every true woman"s heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity. read more

• Thought Every True Woman Heart Spark Heavenly Fire Which Lies Dormant Broad Daylight Prosperity Kindles Up Beams Blazes Dark Hour Adversity