A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without sp... - Henry Ward Beecher

"Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere."

"Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith."

"Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven."

"Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven."

"It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship."