Some keep the Sabbath going to church; I keep it staying at home, with a bobolink for a chorister, and an orchard for a dome.

Welfare should be a safety-net, not a hammock. read more

• Thought Welfare Safety Net Hammock

The value of liberty was thus enhanced in our estimation by the difficulty of its attainment, and the worth of characters appreciated by the trial of adversity. read more

• Thought Value Liberty Thus Enhanced Our Estimation by Difficulty Its Attainment Worth Characters Appreciated Trial Adversity

Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life"s search for love and wisdom. read more

• Thought Grief Garden Compassion Keep Heart Open Everything Pain Become Greatest Ally Life Search for Love Wisdom

We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up ... discovering we have the strength to stare it down. read more

• Thought Do Become Heroes Overnight Step Time Meeting Thing Comes Up Discovering Strength Stare Down

There is no delight in owning anything unshared. read more

• Thought Delight Owning Anything Unshared

Morning without you is dwindled dawn. read more

• Thought Morning Without Dwindled Dawn

I argue thee that love is life. And life hath immortality. read more

• Thought Argue Thee Love Life Hath Immortality

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all. read more

• Thought Hope Thing Feathers Perches Soul Sings Tune Without Words Stops

Let us go in; the fog is rising. read more

• Thought Let Us Go Fog Rising

Luck is not chance. It"s Toil. Fortune"s expensive smile is earned. read more

• Thought Luck Chance Toil Fortune Expensive Smile Earned