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 An injury graves itself in metal, but a benefit writes itself in 
water.
 [Fr., L'injure se grave en read more 
 An injury graves itself in metal, but a benefit writes itself in 
water.
 [Fr., L'injure se grave en metal; et le bienfait s'escrit en 
l'onde.] 
 We ought to do our neighbour all the good we can. If you do 
good, good will be done read more 
 We ought to do our neighbour all the good we can. If you do 
good, good will be done to you; but if you do evil, the same will 
be measured back to you again. 
This is the Thing that I was born to do.
This is the Thing that I was born to do.
 Anything done for another is done for oneself.
 [Lat., Qui facit per alium facit per se.]  
 Anything done for another is done for oneself.
 [Lat., Qui facit per alium facit per se.] 
 Things of today?
 Deeds which are harvest for Eternity!  
 Things of today?
 Deeds which are harvest for Eternity! 
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
 All your better deeds
 Shall be in water writ, but this in marble.  
 All your better deeds
 Shall be in water writ, but this in marble. 
'Tis not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do.
'Tis not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do.