“For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, ‘It might have been.’”
"When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
Belief
"Before me, even as behind, God is, and all is well."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
Inner Peace
"The end has come, as come, it must, To all things; in these sweet June days, The teacher and the scholar trust, Their parting feet to separate ways."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
Reflection
"Heap high the farmer's wintry hoard! Heap high the golden corn! No richer gift has Autumn poured From out her lavish horn!"
- John Greenleaf Whittier
Gratitude
"Somehow, not only for Christmas But all the long year through, The joy that you give to others Is the joy that comes back to you. And the more you spend in blessing The poor and lonely and sad, The more of your heart's possessing Returns to you glad."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
Generosity
"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."
- Will Rogers
Reflection
"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."
- Tom Lehrer
Reflection
"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."
- Lucille Ball
Reflection
"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."
- Pema Chodron
Reflection
"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."
Reflection