February 11
Daily Cheer for All the YearThe Lord is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed.—1 SAM. ii, 3.
Haste not—let no thoughtless deed Mar for e'er the spirit's speed; Ponder well and know the right, Onward, then, with all thy might; Haste not—years can ne'er atone For one reckless action done!
Rest not! life is sweeping by, Do and Dare before you die; Something mighty and sublime Leave behind to conquer time, Glorious 'tis to live for aye When these forms have passed away!
Haste not! rest not! calmly wait, Meekly bear the storms of fate, Duty be thy polar guide Do the right, whate'er betide! Haste not—rest not—conflict past, God shall crown thy work at last!
J. WOLFGANG VON GOETHE.
Not alone to know, but to act according to thy knowledge, is thy destination—proclaims the voice of thy inmost soul. Not for indolent contemplation and study of thyself, nor for brooding over emotions of piety—no, for action was existence given thee; thy actions, and thy actions alone, determine thy worth.
JOHANN GOTTLIEB FICHTE.
He is incapable of a truly good action, who knows not the pleasure of contemplating the good actions of others.
JOHANN GASPAR LAVATER.