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

— Phoebe Cary

Here’s a hand to the boy who has courage To 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 comrade Will 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 daily The world knows nothing about;There’s many a brave little soldier Whose strength puts a legion to rout. And he who fights sin single-handedly more of a hero, I say, Than he who leads soldiers to battle And 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’er come in the fight.“The right,” be your battle cry Severin waging the warfare of life, And God, who knows who are the heroes, Will give you the strength for the strife.

— Phoebe Cary

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

— Phoebe Cary

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

— Phoebe Cary