“But the truth is the highest consideration.”

“The duties of a teacher are neither few nor small, but they elevate the mind and give energy to the character.”

“To me, the avocation of a teacher has something elevating and exciting. While surrounded by the young, one may always be doing good.”

“I shall try and effect all that is before me to perform; and God, I think, will surely give me strength for His work so long as He directs my line of duty.”

“With care and patience, people may accomplish things which, to an indolent person, would appear impossible.”

“As you have learnt something of time, value and make a proper use of it. Once past, it knows no return; how necessary, then, that you spend it in improving your mind and fitting it for future happi...”

“Creativity is the state of consciousness in which you enter into the treasury of your innermost being and bring the beauty into manifestation. (p.232)”

“Do you think I'm pretty?I think you're beautifulBeautiful?You are so beautiful, it hurts sometimes.”

“As if you were on fire from within.The moon lives in the lining of your skin.”

“I could feel a deep connection to Spirit in every glorious sunset and awesome wonder in every uncurling flower, but I couldnt feel anything like that in the hollow words of men gone by.”

“We can learn so much from nature by simply observing how it works through a flower. The flower knows it is part of nature' we have forgotten that.”

“The flower replied: you fool! Do you imagine I blossom in order to be seen? I blossom for my own sake because it pleases me, not for the sake of others. My joy consists in my being and my blossoming.”

“Love and a red rose can't be hid.”

“Can anyone remember love? It's like trying to summon up the smell of roses in a cellar. You might see a rose, but never the perfume.”

“I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.”