"Wisely weigh our sorrow with our comfort...." - Quote by William Shakespeare

“To weep is to make less the depth of grief.”

“Th abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power.”

“I know a place where the wild thyme blows, where oxlips and the nodding violet grows.”

“Be firm on principle but flexible on method.”

“Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.”

“Nature has her own best mode of doing each thing, and she has somewhere told it plainly, if we will keep our eyes and ears open. If not, she will not be slow in undeceiving us, when we prefer our own way to hers.”

“The movement of life has its rest in its own music.”

“There were times when I could not afford to sacrifice the bloom of the present moment to any work, whether of the head or hand. I love a broad margin to my life.”

“Life is like riding a bicycle. If you want to stay balanced you've got to keep moving forward.”