Tradition wears a snowy beard, romance is always young.

Quote by John Greenleaf Whittier

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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...

One brave deed makes no hero.

One brave deed makes no hero.

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

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

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

God's colors all are fast.

God's colors all are fast.

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.

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...

The smile of God is victory.

The smile of God is victory.

The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought...

The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought...

God gives quietness at last

God gives quietness at last

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

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

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.

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...