The blest to-day is as completely so,
As who began a thousand years ago.

The blest to-day is as completely so,
As who began a thousand years ago.

A man's best things are nearest him,
Lie close about his feet.

A man's best things are nearest him,
Lie close about his feet.

Blessing star forth forever; but a curse
Is like a cloud--it passes.

Blessing star forth forever; but a curse
Is like a cloud--it passes.

There's no disaster that can't become a blessing, and no blessing that can't become a disaster

There's no disaster that can't become a blessing, and no blessing that can't become a disaster

You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.

You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.

For today and its blessings, I owe the world an attitude of gratitude.

For today and its blessings, I owe the world an attitude of gratitude.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

'Tis not for mortals always to be blest.

'Tis not for mortals always to be blest.

To heal divisions, to relieve the oppress'd,
In virtue rich; in blessing others, bless'd.

To heal divisions, to relieve the oppress'd,
In virtue rich; in blessing others, bless'd.