While you stand deliberating which book your son shall read first, another boy has read both.—Dr. Johnson.
“Couldn’t” and “Could” were two promising boys
Who lived not a great while ago.
They had just the same playmates and just the same toys,
And just the same chances for winning life’s joys
And all that the years may bestow.
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.—Franklin.
And “Could” soon found out he could fashion his life
On lines very much as he planned;
He could cultivate goodness and guard against strife;