The more honesty a man has, the less he affects the air of a saint.—Lavater.
Suppose a youth with idle hands
Should tell you all the splendid plans
Of which he dreams, the while the sands
Of life are flowing, flowing.
You’d wish to say to him, “O boy!
If you would reap your share of joy,
You must discerningly employ
Your morning hours in sowing.”
God sows the self-same truth in every heart.—Alicia K. Van Buren.