In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up... - Henry Ward Beecher

"All words are pegs to hang ideas on."

"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures."

"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."

"Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a nest from which the bird has flown."

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