The Willow Which Bends To The Tempest

The Pith Of Conversation Does Not Consist In Exhibiting Your Own Superior Knowledge On Matters Of Small Consequence, But In Enlarging, Improving And Correcting The Information You Possess By The Authority Of Others.

For A Laggard In Love, And A Dastard In War, Was To Wed The Fair Ellen Of Lochinvar.

Contentions Fierce, Ardent, And Dire, Spring From No Petty Cause.

And Children Know, Instinctive Taught, The Friend And Foe.

As Long As The Fates Permit, Live Cheerfully.