Time was with most of us, when Christmas Day, encircling all our limited world like a magic ring, left nothing out for us to miss or seek; bound together all our home enjoyments, affections, and hopes; grouped everything and everyone round the Christ.

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. read more

• Thought Most Courageous Act Still Think for Aloud

In our daily lives, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but the gratefulness that makes us happy read more

• Thought Our Daily Lives See Happiness Makes Us Grateful Gratefulness Happy

Roses are red, violets are blue, the sun is hot and so are you. read more

• Thought Roses Red Violets Blue Sun Hot

The closer to the truth, the better the lie, and the truth itself, when it can be used, is the best lie. read more

• Thought Closer Truth Better Lie Itself Used Best

Even when you have every right to be tired of everything, Never be tired of living. read more

• Thought Even Every Right Tired Everything Living

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts. read more

• Thought Books Which Backs Covers by Far Best Parts

There are strings in the human heart that had better not be vibrated. read more

• Thought Strings Human Heart Had Better Vibrated

The Pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again. read more

• Thought Pain Parting Nothing Joy Meeting Again

Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. read more

• Thought Heaven Knows Need Ashamed Our Tears for They Rain Upon Blinding Dust Earth Overlying Hard Hearts

A word in earnest is as good as a speech. read more

• Thought Word Earnest Good Speech