Douglas Malloch Professions : Poet Born : May 5, 1877 Died : July 2, 1938 Browse All Authors Top 13 quotes by Douglas Malloch You have to believe in happiness, or happiness never comes. Douglas Malloch happy positive happiness Thorns may hurt you, men desert you, sunlight turn to fog; but you're never friendless ever, if you have a dog. Douglas Malloch hurt dog friendship You have to believe in happiness, or happiness never comes Ah, that's the reason a bird can sing - On his darkest day he believes in spring. Douglas Malloch nature spring believe Good timber does not grow with ease: Douglas Malloch rain wind men If you can't be a highway, then just be a trail, If you can't be the sun, be a star; It isn't by size that you win or you fail- Be the best of whatever you are. Douglas Malloch stars winning sun The tree that never had to fight for sun and sky and air and light but stood out in the open plain and always got it share of rain, never became a forest king but lived and died a scrubby thing. Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger wind, the stronger trees. Douglas Malloch fighting kings rain Courage is to feel the daily daggers of relentless steel and keep on living. Douglas Malloch daggers steel courage The biggest liar in the world is They Say. Douglas Malloch gossip liars lying He who makes a garden Works hand in hand with God. Douglas Malloch hand-in-hand garden hands Men look to the East for the dawning things, for the light of a raising sun Douglas Malloch light character men Father of fathers, make me one, A fit example for a son. Douglas Malloch example father son A liar freely gives his oath Douglas Malloch liars giving lying Good timber does not grow with ease the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees. Douglas Malloch Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors