Certainty Generally Is Illusion, And Repose Is

The Riders In A Race Do Not Stop When They Reach The Goal. There Is A Little Finishing Canter Before Coming To A Standstill. There Is Time To Hear The Kind Voices Of Friends And Say To Oneself, The Work Is Done.

On Every Stem, On Every Leaf,... And At The Root Of Everything That Grew, Was A Professional Specialist In The Shape Of Grub, Caterpillar, Aphis, Or Other Expert, Whose Business It Was To Devour That Particular Part.

Life Is Painting A Picture, Not Doing A Sum.

Poverty Comes Pleading Not For Charity, For The Most Part, But Imploring Us To Find A Purchaser For Its Unmarketable Wares.

It Takes Me Several Days, After I Get Back To Boston, To Realize That The Reference "the President" Refers To The President Of Harvard And Not To A Minor Official In Washington.