Do Noble Things, Not Dream Them All

Do Noble Things, Not Dream Them All Day Long.

For Men Must Work And Women Must Weep, And The Sooner It's Over, The Sooner To Sleep.

Grandeur . . . Consists In Form, And Not In Size: And To The Eye Of The Philosopher, The Curve Drawn On A Paper Two Inches Long, Is Just As Magnificent, Just As Symbolic Of Divine Mysteries And Melodies, As When Embodied In The Span Of Some Cathedral Roof.

Do Today's Duty, Fight To-day's Temptation; And Do Not Weaken And Distract Yourself By Looking Forward To Things Which You Cannot See, And Could Not Understand If You Saw Them.

Being Forced To Work, And Forced To Do Your Best, Will Breed In You Temperance And Self-control, Diligence And Strength Of Will, Cheerfulness And Content, And A Hundred Virtues Which The Idle Will Never Know.