Of All The Things That Man Has

Like Water Spilt Upon The Ground--alas, Our Little Lives Flow Swiftly On And Pass; Yet May They Bring Rich Harvests And Green Grass!

Modest Egotism Is The Salt Of Conversation; You Do Not Want Too Much Of It, But If It Is Altogether Omitted, Everything Tastes Flat.

A Little While The Rose, And After That The Thorn; An Hour Of Dewy Morn, And Then The Glamour Goes. Ah, Love In Beauty Born, A Little While The Rose!

In The Progress Of Personality, First Comes A Declaration Of Independence, Then A Recognition Of Interdependence.

There Are Two Good Rules Which Ought To Be Written On Every Heart - Never To Believe Anything Bad About Anybody Unless You Positively Know It To Be True; Never To Tell Even That Unless You Feel That It Is Absolutely Necessary, And That God Is Listening.