Quotes from Thomas W. Higginson

An easy thing, O Power Divine, To thank thee for these gifts of Thine, For summer's sunshine, winter's snow, For hearts that kindle, thoughts that glow; But when shall I attain to this- To thank Thee for the things I miss?

Great men are rarely isolated mountain peaks they are the summits of ranges.

When a thought takes one's breath away, a grammar lesson seems an impertinence.

Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.

The most fertile soil does not necessarily produce the most abundant harvest. It is the use we make of our faculties which renders them valuable.