Inigo Jones born 1573.
Rembrandt born 1607.
Henry Edward Manning born 1808.
William Winter born 1836.
His was the heart that overmuch
In human goodness puts its trust,
And his the keen, satiric touch
That shrivels falsehood into dust.
Fierce for the right, he bore his part
In strife with many a valiant foe;
But laughter winged his polished dart,
And kindness tempered every blow.
--William Winter.
A wise man will so act that whatever he does may rather seem
voluntary and of his own free will than done by compulsion, however
much he may be compelled by necessity.
--Machiavelli.
Wherefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should
rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring
him back to see what shall be after him?
--Ecclesiastes 3. 22.
Lord God, may I not forget that it is in the light, and not the
darkness, that my work is revealed. I beseech thee to pour in thy
light as I plan my life, and open my heart and mind for the reception
of thy truth. Amen.