The ripest peach is highest on the tree James Whitcomb Riley More Quotes by James Whitcomb Riley More Quotes From James Whitcomb Riley Continuous, unflagging effort, persistence and determination will win. Let not the man be discouraged who has these. James Whitcomb Riley persistencedeterminationmotivational To make the world a friendly place, one must show it a friendly face. James Whitcomb Riley facesfriendlyworld The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come. James Whitcomb Riley perseverancedeterminationmotivational I love the horse from hoof to head. From head to hoof and tail to mane. I love the horse as I have said - From head to hoof and back again. James Whitcomb Riley horsesaidtails I cannot say, and I will not say James Whitcomb Riley husbanddreamdeath But the air's so appetizin'; and the landscape through the haze Of a crisp and sunny morning of the airly autumn days Is a pictur' that no painter has the colorin' to mock-When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock. James Whitcomb Riley autumnairmorning Tell you what I like the best - James Whitcomb Riley junesummerlong O, it sets my heart a clickin' like the tickin' of a clock, when the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock. James Whitcomb Riley autumnheartfall When you awaken some morning and hear that somebody or other has been discovered, you can put it down as a fact that he discovered himself years ago - since that time he has been toiling, working, and striving to make himself worthy of general discovery. James Whitcomb Riley timediscoverymorning I don't know how to tell it--but ef such a thing could be James Whitcomb Riley emsfrostangel As one who cons at evening o'er an album all alone, James Whitcomb Riley albumsdesignlife It is no use to grumble and complain; It's just as cheap and easy to rejoice; When God sorts out the weather and sends rain - Why, rain's my choice. James Whitcomb Riley positive-attituderainweather And the sun had on a crown James Whitcomb Riley tangledrainbowhair One naked star has waded through James Whitcomb Riley starsnightfall The jelly - the jam and the marmalade, And the cherry-and quince-'preserves' she made! And the sweet-sour pickles of peach and pear, With cinnamon in 'em, and all things rare! And the more we ate was the more to spare, Out to old Aunt Mary's! Ah! James Whitcomb Riley auntfoodsweet Long about knee-deep in June, James Whitcomb Riley junesummerlong Oh, the world's a curious compound, with its honey and its gall, With its cares and bitter crosses, but a good world after all. And a good God must have made it-leastways, that is what I say, When a hand is on my shoulder in a friendly sort of way. James Whitcomb Riley curiosityfriendlyhands Somebody's sent a funny little valentine to me. It's a bunch of baby-roses in a vase of filigree, And hovering above them ... is a fairy cupid tangled in a scarf of poetry. James Whitcomb Riley tangledvalentinebaby Who bides his time tastes the sweet Of honey in the saltiest tear; And though he fares with slowest feet Joy runs to meet him drawing near. James Whitcomb Riley drawingrunningsweet O'er folded blooms On swirls of musk, The beetle booms adown the glooms And bumps along the dusk. James Whitcomb Riley muskswirlsbumps
