GO PLACIDLY AMID TH’ NOISE & HASTE, & REMEMBER WHAT PEACE THERE MAY BE IN SILENCE.
As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly & clearly; ’nd listen to others, even th’ dull & ignorant; they too have their story. ❀ ׁAvoid loud & aggressive persons, they are vexations to th’ spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain & bitter; for always there will be greater & lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. ❀ ׁ Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in th’ changing fortunes o’ time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for th’ world is full o’ trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; ’nd everywhere life is full o’ heroism. ❀ ׁ Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in th’ face o’ all aridity & disenchantment it is perennial as th’ grass. ❀ ׁ Take kindly th’ counsel o' th’ years, gracefully surrendering th’ things o’ youth. Nurture strength o’ spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born o’ fatigue & loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. ❀ ׁ You are a child o’ universe, no less than th’ trees & th’ stars; you have a right to be here. ’nd whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt th’ universe is unfolding as it should. ❀ ׁ Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, ’nd whatever your labors & aspirations, in th’ noisy confusion o’ life keep peace with your soul. ❀ ׁ With all its sham, drudgery & broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ❀ ׁ ❀ ׁ
As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly & clearly; ’nd listen to others, even th’ dull & ignorant; they too have their story. ❀ ׁAvoid loud & aggressive persons, they are vexations to th’ spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain & bitter; for always there will be greater & lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. ❀ ׁ Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in th’ changing fortunes o’ time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for th’ world is full o’ trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; ’nd everywhere life is full o’ heroism. ❀ ׁ Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in th’ face o’ all aridity & disenchantment it is perennial as th’ grass. ❀ ׁ Take kindly th’ counsel o' th’ years, gracefully surrendering th’ things o’ youth. Nurture strength o’ spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born o’ fatigue & loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. ❀ ׁ You are a child o’ universe, no less than th’ trees & th’ stars; you have a right to be here. ’nd whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt th’ universe is unfolding as it should. ❀ ׁ Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, ’nd whatever your labors & aspirations, in th’ noisy confusion o’ life keep peace with your soul. ❀ ׁ With all its sham, drudgery & broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ❀ ׁ ❀ ׁ