“In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.”

“No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is in the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has”

“There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away.”

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

“We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.”

“It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.”

“To the great tree-loving fraternity we belong. We love trees with universal and unfeigned love, and all things that do grow under them or around them - the whole leaf and root tribe.”