The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, 

and we see nothing but sand; 

the angels come to visit us, 

and we only know them when they are gone.

Excellence encourages one about life generally; 

it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

Falsehood is easy, 

truth so difficult.

There is only one failure in life possible, 

and that is 

not to be true 

to the best one knows.

All meanings, 

we know, 

depend on the key of interpretation.

Blessed is the man, 

who having nothing to say, 

abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.

Animals are such agreeable friends — 

they ask no questions; 

they pass no criticisms.

Our dead are never dead to us, 

until we have forgotten them.

It is never too late 

to be what you might have been.