"Look around for a place to sow a few seeds." — Henry Van Dyke

A friend is what the heart needs all the time.

There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence.

To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for.