Leaves are light, and useless, and idle, and wavering, and changeable; they even dance; and yet God in his wisdom has made them a part of oaks. And in so doing he has given us a lesson, not to deny the stout-heartedness within because we see the lightsomeness without. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

We must have passed through life unobservantly, if we have never perceived that a man is very much himself what he thinks of others. – Frederick W. Faber

The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail. – Ramakrishna