James Russell Lowell

There are two kinds of weakness, that which breaks and that which bends.

There are two kinds of weakness, that which breaks and that which bends.

Not what we give, but what we share,--
For the gift without the giver is bare.

Not what we give, but what we share,--
For the gift without the giver is bare.

The fireflies o'er the meadow
In pulses come and go.

The fireflies o'er the meadow
In pulses come and go.

The rich man's sons inherits cares;
The bank may break, the factory burn,
A breath may burst read more

The rich man's sons inherits cares;
The bank may break, the factory burn,
A breath may burst his bubble shares,
And soft, white hands could hardly earn
A living that would serve his turn.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character.