Roger Bacon died 1292.
George Wither born 1588.
John Constable born 1776.
Exceeding gifts from God are not blessings, they are duties. They do
not always increase a man's happiness; they always increase his
responsibilities.
--Charles Kingsley.
Make a rule and pray for help to keep it. Once a day spare room for
a thought that will pursue a strong purpose. Help in some way the
progress of a weary soul who cannot repay you.
--M. B. S.
There is no true potency, remember, but that of help; nor true
ambition, but ambition to save.
--John Ruskin.
And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the
afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in darkness, and thine
obscurity be as the noon day.
--Isaiah 58. 10.
Heavenly Father, when I think of how little I have given away my heart
burns with shame, as I recall what thou hast given to me. May I from
this day be more thoughtful of thy tender compassion by being less
selfish with what I have. Amen.