Tradition wears a snowy beard, romance is always young.

Quote by John Greenleaf Whittier

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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,...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

God gives quietness at last

God gives quietness at last

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...

One brave deed makes no hero.

One brave deed makes no hero.

The smile of God is victory.

The smile of God is victory.

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.

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...

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...

The Bible is such a book of lies and contradictions there is no knowing which...

The Bible is such a book of lies and contradictions there is no knowing which...

Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for...

Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for...