Each moment of the year has its own beauty....a picture which was never seen before and which shall never be seen again.  --  Ralph Waldo Emerson

If I had known what trouble you were bearing; What griefs were in the silence of your face; I would have been more gentle and more caring, And tried to give you gladness for a space.  --  Mary Carolyn Davies

Peace does not dwell in outward things, but within the soul; we may preserve it in the midst of the bitterest pain if our will remain firm and submissive.  Peace in this life springs from acquiescence, not in an exemption from suffering.  --  Francois Fenelon

The ideal of friendship is to feel as one, while remaining two.  --  Madame Swetchine

Happiness quite unshared can scarcely be called happiness; it has no taste.  --  Charlotte Bronte

May the hinges of friendship never rust, Nor the wings of love lose a feather.  --  Edward Bannerman Ramsey

Practice the art of aloneness and you will discover the treasure of tranquility.  Develop the art of solitude and you will unearth the gift of serenity.  --  William Arthur Ward

The capacity to care gives life its deepest significance.  --  Pablo Casals

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.  --  Ralph Waldo Emerson