“I have lerned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers
“Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey
““What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable
“Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of
“Natural amiableness is too often seen in company with sloth, uselessness, with the vanity of fashionable life
“If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God
“Kind hearts are the gardens, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the flowers, kind deeds are the fruits. Take care of your garden and keep out the weeds, fill it with sunshine, kind words and kind deeds