“Blessed be the man whose work drives him. Something must drive men; and if it is wholesome industry, they have no time for a thousand torments and temptations.”

There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.

A Christian is nothing but a sinful man who has put himself to school for Christ for the honest purpose of becoming better.

The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.

Next to victory, there is nothing so sweet as defeat, if only the right adversary overcomes you.

Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.

Your greatest pleasure is that which rebounds from hearts that you have made glad.

Find out what your temptations are, and you will find out largely what you are yourself.

You have come into a hard world. I know of only one easy place in it, and that is the grave.

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.

We let our blessings get mouldy, and then call them curses.

A man who cannot get angry is like a stream that cannot overflow, that is always turbid. Sometimes indignation is as good as a thunderstorm in summer, clearing and cooling the air.

Downright admonition, as a rule, is too blunt for the recipient.

The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man, and never fails to see a bad one. He is the human owl, vigilant in darkness and blind to light, mousing for vermin, and never seeing noble game.

Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.

The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

A man’s character is the reality of himself; his reputation, the opinion others have formed about him; character resides in him, reputation in other people; that is the substance, this is the shadow.

Whenever you focus on the blessings in your life, you’re instantaneously on the blessing frequency, and blessings increase in your life IN THAT MOMENT! ‘I am truly blessed every day by every person, circumstance, and event, and I’m truly blessed to be sharing my life with all of you.’ How are you blessed?

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Be Blessed every one, stay positive.

I hide my distress, just like the blessed birds hide themselves when they are preparing to die. Wine! Wine, roses, music and your indifference to my sadness, my loved-one!

I am blessed to have so many great things in my life – family, friends and God. All will be in my thoughts daily.

When you are praising or blessing you are on the highest frequency of love.

God disguised as myriad things, and playing a game of tag has kissed you and said, “You’re it. I mean you’re really it. Now it does not matter what you believe or feel. For something wonderful, something major-league wonderful, is someday going to happen.”