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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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...

God gives quietness at last

God gives quietness at last

One brave deed makes no hero.

One brave deed makes no hero.

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

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

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...

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

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

One brave deed makes no hero.

One brave deed makes no hero.

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

From the death of the old the new proceeds, and the life of truth from...

From the death of the old the new proceeds, and the life of truth from...

God's colors all are fast.

God's colors all are fast.

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...

The smile of God is victory.

The smile of God is victory.

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,...

What is the most precious, the most exciting smell awaiting you in the house when...

What is the most precious, the most exciting smell awaiting you in the house when...

A good book is the precious life-blood of the master spirit, embalmed and treasured up...

A good book is the precious life-blood of the master spirit, embalmed and treasured up...

An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side...

An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side...