“I have you fast in my fortress,And will not let you depart,But put you down into the dungeon,In the round-tower of my heart,And there will I keep you forever,Yes, forever and a day,Till the walls shall crumble to ruin,And moulder in the dust away!”
“To charm, to strengthen, and to teach: these are the three great chords of might.”
“Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, has earned a night's repose.”
“A boy's will is the wind's will, And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts.”
“The life of man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams but in active charity and in willing service.”
“Lives of great men all remind usWe can make our lives sublime,And, departing, leave behind usFootprints on the sands of time”