There Is No Death,/what Seems So Is

There Is Nothing So Inconvenient In This World As An Absolutely Truthful Person, Who Can Both Speak And Write, And Has The Courage Of His Convictions. One Can Always Arrange Matters With Liars ... But With The Man Or Woman Who Holds Truth Dearer Than Life, And Honor More Valuable Than Advancement, There Is Nothing To Be Done, Now That Governments Cannot Insist On The Hemlock-cure, As In The Case Of Socrates.

I Never Married Because There Was No Need. I Have Three Pets At Home Which Answer The Same Purpose As A Husband. I Have A Dog Which Growls Every Morning, A Parrot Which Swears All Afternoon, And A Cat That Comes Home Late At Night.

You Should Always Be Well And Bright, For So You Do Your Best Work; And You Have So Much Beautiful Work To Do. The World Needs It, And You Must Give It!

Years Should Be Nothing To You. Who Asked You To Count Them Or Consider Them? In The World Of Wild Nature, Time Is Measured By Seasons Only-the Bird Does Not Know How Old It Is-the Rose-tree Does Not Count Its Birthdays!

The Church Is A System, - But Whether It Is As Much Founded On The Teaching Of Our Lord, Who Was Divine, As On The Teaching Of St. Paul, Who Was Not Divine, Is A Question To Me Of Much Perplexity.