Konrad von Gesner born 1516.
W. E. H. Lecky born 1838.
Gustave Guillaumet born 1840.
Walt Whitman died 1892.
Every man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him, but a
day comes when he begins to care that he do not cheat his neighbor.
Then all goes well. He has changed his market-cart into a chariot of
the sun.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson.
He that is unacquainted with the nature of the world must be at a
loss to know where he is. And he that cannot tell the ends he was
made for is ignorant both of himself and the world too.
--Marcus Aurelius.
Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that
needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.
--2 Timothy 2. 15.
Almighty God, may I not only approve of justice and kindness, but
practice it. Grant that I may be attentive to the call of work and
steadfast in completing it. May I be sincere to those who are dear to
me, and never falter in my support to those who are dependent upon me.
Amen.