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14 Margaret Elizabeth Sangster Quotes

Margaret shares gentle, lyrical thoughts about longing, nature, and hope.

Margaret Elizabeth Sangster quotes

  1. I know-yet my arms are empty, That fondly folded seven, And the mother heart within me Is almost starved for heaven.

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  2. Never yet was a springtime, Late though lingered the snow, That the sap stirred not at the whisper Of the southwind, sweet and low; Never yet was a springtime When the buds forgot to blow.

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  1. Theres nothing half so pleasant as coming home again.

  2. There's nothing half so pleasant as coming home again.

  3. No one should teach who is not in love with teaching.

  4. Broadly speaking, nervous women may be divided into two classes - those who are really nervous, and those who imagine themselves to be so.

  5. Love is like fire, a dangerous thing to play with, although the best of friends and the most loyal of servants when rightly handled.

  6. I would not, if I could, give up the memory of the joy I have had in books for any advantage that could be offered in other pursuits or occupations. Books have been to me what gold is to the miser, what new fields are to the explorer.

  7. Spring is beautiful, and summer is perfect for vacations, but autumn brings a longing to get away from the unreal things of life, out into the forest at night with a campfire and the rustling leaves.

  8. I thank you, God, in Heaven, for friends.

  9. Not always the fanciest cake that's there Is the best to eat!

  10. Memory is a trustworthy servant as long as it is made to serve.

  11. My own opinion is that youthfulness of feeling is retained, as is youthfulness of appearance, by constant use of the intellect.

  12. God made the forests, the tiny stars, and the wild winds-and I think that he made them partly as a balance for that kind of civilization that would choke the spirit of joy out of our hearts. He made the great open places for the people who want to be alone with him and talk to him, away from the crowds that kill all reverence. And I think that he is glad at times to have us forget our cares and responsibilities that we may be nearer him-as Jesus was when he crept away into the wilderness to pray.