“Only actions give life strength only moderation gives it charm.”
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The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
Like a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright the longer we live, and the reason of everything appears more clear. What has puzzled us before seems less mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter as we approach the end.
Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.
The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are not heard by the world, but, as in whispering galleries, they are clearly heard at the end, and by posterity.