Will Carleton

“Boys flying kites haul in their white-winged birds; You can't do that way when you're flying words.”

“Home ain't a place that gold can buy or get up in a minute; afore it's home there's got to be a heap of livin' in it.”

“To appreciate heaven well, it's good for a man to have some fifteen minutes of hell.”

“Over the hill to the poor-house I'm trudgin' my weary way.”

“Good-by, old friend! We have been long together; through sunshine and through cloudy weather.”

“For thoughts are things, and their airy wings are swifter than carrier doves.”

“Festivals are nice things if you can afford them.”

“Blessings on the hand of women! Angels guard its strength and grace.”

“The gentle art of being kind is all the world needs.”

“For life is a matter of give and take, The more we give the more we make.”

“Cover them over with beautiful flowers, Deck them with garlands, those brothers of ours, Lying so silent by night and by day.”