Like birds, whose beauties languish half concealed,
Till, mounted on the wing, their glossy plumes
Expanded, shine read more

Like birds, whose beauties languish half concealed,
Till, mounted on the wing, their glossy plumes
Expanded, shine with azure, green and gold;
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

The blest to-day is as completely so,
As who began a thousand years ago.

The blest to-day is as completely so,
As who began a thousand years ago.

For today and its blessings, I owe the world an attitude of gratitude.

For today and its blessings, I owe the world an attitude of gratitude.

When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.

When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.

God bless us every one, prayed Tiny Tim,
Crippled and dwarfed of body yet so tall
Of read more

God bless us every one, prayed Tiny Tim,
Crippled and dwarfed of body yet so tall
Of soul, we tiptoe earth to look on him,
High towering over all.

Blessing star forth forever; but a curse
Is like a cloud--it passes.

Blessing star forth forever; but a curse
Is like a cloud--it passes.

To heal divisions, to relieve the oppress'd,
In virtue rich; in blessing others, bless'd.

To heal divisions, to relieve the oppress'd,
In virtue rich; in blessing others, bless'd.

For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds,
And though a late, a sure reward succeeds.

For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds,
And though a late, a sure reward succeeds.