Quotes by Phoebe Cary

“One sweetly solemn thought, Comes to me oer and oer; I am nearer home today, Than I ever have been before”

“And though hard be the task, Keep a stiff upper lip.”

“Death comes not to the living soul, nor age to the loving heart”

Here’s a hand to the boy who has courageTo do what he knows to be right;When he falls in the way of temptation,He has a hard battle to fight.Who strives against self and his comradeWill find a most powerful foe.All honor to him if he conquers.A cheer for the boy who says, “No!”There’s many a battle fought dailyThe world knows nothing about;There’s many a brave little soldierWhose strength puts a legion to rout.And he who fights sin singlehandedIs more of a hero, I say,Than he who leads soldiers to battleAnd conquers by arms in the fray.Be steadfast, my boy, when you’re tempted,To do what you know to be right.Stand firm by the colors of manhood,And you will o’ercome in the fight.“The right,” be your battle cry everIn waging the warfare of life,And God, who knows who are the heroes,Will give you the strength for the strife.

All the great blessings of my life are present in my thoughts today.

Only yield when you must never give up the ship but fight on to the last with a stiff upper lip!

One sweetly solemn thought, comes to me oer and oer; I am nearer home today, than I ever have been before.