They who have hands that are idle and empty,
They without purpose to build and to bless;
They who invite him with scowls that delight him
Are they who shall dwell in the House of Distress.
I owe all my success in life to having been always a quarter of an hour beforehand.—Lord Nelson.
Trouble is looking for some one to trouble!
I’ll tell you how all his plans to eclipse:
When he draws near you be sure he shall hear you
A-working away with a song on your lips.
Look at him squarely and laugh at his coming;