—George Macdonald.
Be thou the rainbow to the storms of life!
The evening beam that smiles the clouds away
And tints to-morrow with prophetic ray.
—Byron.
Displays of moral excellence, truths set forth in living actions, are multiplied as they are shown. Men are won by what they approve. They are led to imitate what they admire. Laudable actions never stand alone. They go from eye to eye, from heart to heart, creating fresh copies of their immortal worth.
—Dr. Frothingham.
Wouldst shape a noble life? Then cast
No backward glances toward the past,
And though somewhat be lost and gone,