Each moment of the year has its own beauty, a picture which was never before and shall never be seen again.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible. The kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.

May your troubles be less and your blessings be more.

To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than they need.

No duty is more urgent than giving thanks.

O beautiful for spacious skies, For Amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!

Hold every moment sacred. Give each clarity and meaning, each the weight of thine awareness, each its true and due fulfillment.

The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.

Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.

Leave the beaten track behind occasionally and dive into the woods. Every time you do you will be certain to find something you have never seen before.

I have called this principle, by which each slight variation, if useful, is preserved, by the term Natural Selection.

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.

The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment.

Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature.

Looking at the stars always makes me dream.

Sometimes hath the brightest day a cloud; and after summer evermore succeeds barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold: so cares and joys abound, as seasons fleet.

If people tell you that you should live your life preparing for the future, do not believe them. Real Life is found only in the present.

You will find rest from vain fancies if you perform every act in life as though it were your last.

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have lived today.

There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world; and that is an idea whose time has come.

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.

Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you won't do anything with it.

Now is the accepted time.