Least total darkness should by Night regaine   Her old possession, and extinguish life   In Nature and all things, which these soft fires   Not only enlighten, but with kindly heate   Of various influence foment and warme,   Temper or nourish, or in part shed down   Thir stellar vertue on all kinds that grow   On Earth, made hereby apter to receive   Perfection from the Suns more potent Ray.

It will take away a man's usefulness in his generation.

Walking toward the light. None of us lives in the light; we can only walk toward it, with the eyes and legs God has given us.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

You can do more good by being good than any other way.

No written word nor spoken plea Can teach our youth what they should be. Nor all the books on all the shelves. It's what the teachers are themselves.

Finally, I would like to close with a Buddhist practice of dedicating merit. Whatever benefit and merit may have arisen here, we dedicate it for the benefit of all beings.

All of us must be saints in this world. Holiness is a duty for you and me. So let's be saints and so give glory to the Father.

In every generation, the world is changed by a few people, who stand for something, do not fear unpopularity and dare to make a difference.

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

To be good is noble, but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.

We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the world.