To seem and not to be, is throwing the shuttle 35 without weaving. Pr.
To seize a character, even that of one man, in its life and secret mechanism, requires a philosopher; to delineate it with truth and impressiveness, is work for a poet. Carlyle.
To serve from the lowest station upwards (von unten hinauf) is in all things necessary. Goethe.
To serve God and love him is higher and better than happiness, though it be with wounded feet, and bleeding brow, and a heart loaded with sorrow. W. R. Greg.
To shape the whole future is not our problem; but only to shape faithfully a small part of it, according to rules laid down. Carlyle.
To shoot wide of the mark, i.e., guess foolishly 40 when you don't know. Pr.
To show mercy is nothing—thy soul must be full of mercy; to be pure in act is nothing—thou shalt be pure in heart also. Ruskin.
To sigh, yet feel no pain; / To weep, yet scarce know why; / To sport an hour with beauty's charm, / Then throw it idly by. Moore.
To sigh, yet not recede; to grieve, yet not repent. Crabbe.
To simplify complications is, in all branches of knowledge, the first essential of success. Buckle.