"It is better to burn the candle..." - Quote by Henry Van Dyke

“O' who will walk with me along lifes merry way? A comrade blithe and full of glee, who dares to laugh out loud and free.”

“Heaven is blest with perfect rest, but the blessing of Earth is toil.”

“If all the world were music, Our hearts would often long For one sweet strain of silence. To break the endless song.”

“For over a thousand years Roman conquerors returning from the wars enjoyed the honor of triumph, a tumultuous parade. In the procession came trumpeteers, musicians and strange animals from conquered territories, together with carts laden with treasure and captured armaments. The conquerors rode in a triumphal chariot, the dazed prisoners walking in chains before him. Sometimes his children robed in white stood with him in the chariot or rode the trace horses. A slave stood behind the conqueror holding a golden crown and whispering in his ear a warning: that all glory is fleeting.”

“How we shall earn our bread is a grave question; yet it is a sweet and inviting question. Let us not shirk it, as is usually done.It is the most important and practical question which is put to man. Let us not answer it hastily. Let us not be content to get our bread in some gross, careless, and hasty manner. Some men go a-hunting, some a-fishing, some a-gaming, some to war; but none have so pleasant a time as they who in earnest seek to earn their bread.”

“Having a rough day? Place your hand over your heart. Feel that? It's called purpose. You're alive for a reason. Don't give up”

“Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.”

“Dreams are of no value if they don't have wings and feet.”

“It may be meaningless, but at least it's a gesture.”