When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority.
And however dark the skies may appear, And however souls may blunder, I tell you it all will work out clear, For good lies over and under.
The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.
There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.
It is easy to be pleasant when life flows by like a song, but the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong. For the test of the heart is trouble, and it always comes with years, and the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through the tears.
A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.
So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.
We must be unanimous; there must be no pulling different ways; we must hang together.
The way I teach people to sing. . . I have them talk the lyric out until it sounds like something they really believe, like an actor with a monologue.
Although I cannot see your face As you flip these poems awhile, Somewhere from some far-off place I hear you laughing--and I smile.
Understand the difference between being at work and working.