The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as the charm of music dwells not in the tones but in the echoes of our hearts.

Quote by John Greenleaf Whittier

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We meet today To thank Thee for the era done, And Thee for the opening...

We meet today To thank Thee for the era done, And Thee for the opening...

No lance have I, in joust or fight, To splinter in my lady's sight; But,...

No lance have I, in joust or fight, To splinter in my lady's sight; But,...

God's colors all are fast.

God's colors all are fast.

Peace hath higher tests of manhood, than battle ever knew.

Peace hath higher tests of manhood, than battle ever knew.

When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead.

When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead.

God gives quietness at last

God gives quietness at last

It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly...

It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly...

Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; who...

Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; who...

Here Greek and Roman find themselves alive along these crowded shelves; and Shakespeare treads again...

Here Greek and Roman find themselves alive along these crowded shelves; and Shakespeare treads again...

You don't always win your battles, but it's good to know you fought.

You don't always win your battles, but it's good to know you fought.

Tradition wears a snowy beard, romance is always young.

Tradition wears a snowy beard, romance is always young.

I'll lift you and you lift me, and we'll both ascend together.

I'll lift you and you lift me, and we'll both ascend together.

Beauty seen is never lost, God's colors all are fast.

Beauty seen is never lost, God's colors all are fast.

All the windows of my heart I open to the day.

All the windows of my heart I open to the day.

Before me, even as behind, God is, and all is well.

Before me, even as behind, God is, and all is well.

The smile of God is victory.

The smile of God is victory.

Somehow, not only for Christmas but all the long year through, The joy that you...

Somehow, not only for Christmas but all the long year through, The joy that you...

Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people once a year.

Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people once a year.

There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each...

There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each...

Wishing you Christmas Happiness to warm your heart and home with special joy.

Wishing you Christmas Happiness to warm your heart and home with special joy.

I am a kind of burr; I shall stick.

I am a kind of burr; I shall stick.