We live by reposing trust in each other.

We live by reposing trust in each other.

It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.

It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.

Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.

Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.

Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.

The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, read more

The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, exclaims, "Thou wast my
only one!"

Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.

Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.

An idle head is a boxe for the winde.

An idle head is a boxe for the winde.

Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

Short boughs, long vintage.

Short boughs, long vintage.