The Story of my Life, Augustus Hare.
"Hacket's motto, 'Serve God and be cheerful.'"
"The Sharp Ferule of Calamity"
NOVEMBER 7
"It is to keep a man awake, to keep him alive to his own soul and its fixed design of righteousness, that the better part of moral and religious education is directed; not only that of words and doctors, but the sharp ferule of calamity under which we are all God's scholars till we die."
The Life of R. L. Stevenson, Graham Balfour.
"The best help is not to bear the troubles of others for them, but to inspire them with courage and energy to bear their burdens for themselves and meet the difficulties of life bravely."
Lord Avebury.
NOVEMBER 8