Edgar Guest

“It takes a heap o' livin' in a house t' make it home.”

“I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day.”

“When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all up hill... Rest if you must, but don't you quit.”

“Somebody said that it couldn't be done, But he with a chuckle replied That 'maybe it couldn't,' but he would be one Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried.”

“You are the fellow who has to decide Whether you'll do it or toss it aside.”

“The things that haven't been done before, Those are the things to try.”

“It is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.”

“He started to sing as he tackled the thing that couldn't be done, and he did it.”

“One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.”

“A boy and his dog make a glorious pair: no better friendship is found anywhere.”

“You can do as much as you think you can, But you'll never accomplish more; If you're afraid of yourself, young man, There's little for you in store.”

“For the test of a man is the fight that he makes, The grit that he daily shows.”

“Myself is the person I've got to live with forever, so I want to be fit for myself to know.”

“Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes.”

“It is the simple things of life that make living worthwhile.”

“The little things are the big things. It is never being too old or too big to say 'thank you'.”