Remember that the time is short, too short, to recover from
mistakes. An old man’s broken limb heals slowly. The butterfly
that tears its wing in the morning in August does not heal its
wound. The mature goldfish may tear the hook loose, but the hurt
can not be cured. The well-grown tree suffers grievously from
the gash of an ax. Sin injures youth much, but scars maturity
more. Saul pleased God in his youth, and lost his soul in his
maturity.--N. D. HILLIS.
(1991)