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...

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

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

For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have...

For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have...

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...

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...

Tradition wears a snowy beard, romance is always young.

Tradition wears a snowy beard, romance is always young.

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

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

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

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

One brave deed makes no hero.

One brave deed makes no hero.

God gives quietness at last

God gives quietness at last

The smile of God is victory.

The smile of God is victory.

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

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

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

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

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...

God's colors all are fast.

God's colors all are fast.

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.

One brave deed makes no hero.

One brave deed makes no hero.

Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name...

Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name...

None meet life honestly and few heroically.

None meet life honestly and few heroically.

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of...

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of...