To be good is the mother of to do good.
I'll not willingly offend,
Nor be easily offended;
What's amiss I'll try to mend,
And endure what can't be mended.
A man of words and not of deeds,
Is like a garden full of weeds;
For when the weeds begin to grow,
Then doth the garden overflow.
Little children, you must seek
Rather to be good than wise,
For the thoughts you do not speak
Shine out in your cheeks and eyes.
—Alice Cary
To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a sabre; for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.—Sadi
All that's great and good is done
Just by patient trying.
'Tis a lesson you should heed,
Try, try again;
If at first you don't succeed,
Try, try again.
If a task is once begun,
Never leave it till it's done;
Be the labour great or small,
Do it well, or not at all.