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Leaves Of Life For Daily Inspiration

Leaves Of Life For Daily Inspiration

LEAVES OF LIFE FOR DAILY INSPIRATION


By Margaret Bird Steinmetz

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Leaves Of Life For Daily Inspiration

JANUARY
Janus am I; oldest of potentates; Forward I look, and backward, and below I count, as od of avenues and ates, !"e years t"at t"rou " my portals come and o# I block t"e roads, and drift t"e fields wit" snow; I c"ase t"e wild fowl from t"e fro$en fen; %y frosts con eal t"e rivers in t"eir flow, %y fires li "t up t"e "eart"s and "earts of men# &&'enry (# Lon fellow#

JANUARY FIRST )artolome *steban %urillo, bapti$ed 1+1,# -aul .evere born 1/01# )etsy .oss born 1/12# %aria *d ewort" born 1/+/# 2rt"ur 'u " 3lou " born 1,14# Old t"in s need not be t"erefore true, O brot"er men, nor yet t"e new; 2"5 still aw"ile t"e old t"ou "t retain, 2nd yet consider it a ain5 (e5 w"at do we see6 eac" a space Of some few yards before "is face;
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Does t"at t"e w"ole wide plan e7plain6 2", yet consider it a ain5 2las5 t"e reat world oes its way, 2nd takes its trut" from eac" new day; !"ey do not 8uit, nor can retain, Far less consider it a ain# &&2rt"ur 'u " 3lou "# !"ere are two sorts of content; one is connected wit" e7ertion, t"e ot"er "abits of indolence# !"e first is a virtue; t"e ot"er a vice# &&%aria *d ewort"# O" send out t"y li "t and t"y trut"; let t"em lead me9 Let t"em brin me unto t"y "oly "ill, 2nd to t"y tabernacles# &&-salm :0# 0# 2lmi "ty ;od, lead me in t"e searc" for life# !eac" me w"at is important and w"at is unimportant; w"at is false, and w"at is true# .emove t"e "indrances t"at keep me from t"e wort"iest deeds, and rant t"at I may "ave t"e peace t"at comes wit" surrender of self to t"y will# 2men# JANUARY SECOND ;eneral James (olfe born 1/2/# 3olonial fla first raised 1//+#
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%ary 3arey !"omas born 1,1/# !o w"at profit we could use t"e time for our present task t"at we spend in impatient waitin and wonderin over t"e future5 <o often t"e future is =ust one step up from t"e present, but some of us miss it by preferrin to wait for an elevator# &&%# )# <# -repare to live by all means, but for "eaven>s sake do not for et to live# ?ou will never "ave a better c"ance t"an you "ave at present# ?ou may t"ink you will "ave, but you are mistaken# &&2rnold )ennett# 'e t"at riset" late must trot all day, and s"all scarce overtake "is business at ni "t; w"ile la$iness travels so slowly t"at poverty soon overtakes "im# 'e t"at lives on "ope will die fastin # &&)en=amin Franklin# ("atsoever t"y "and findet" to do, do it wit" t"y mi "t, for t"ere is no work, nor device, nor knowled e, nor wisdom, in <"eol, w"it"er t"ou oest# &&*cclesiastes 4# 1@# ;racious Fat"er, my "eart burns wit" s"ame w"en I t"ink "ow muc" I claim, and "ow little I am# I pray t"at my body may not
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cast a s"adow to&day, and cloud t"e li "t of my life to&morrow# 3leanse t"e windows of my soul t"at I may take in t"y lory# 2men#

JANUARY THIRD %arcus !ullius 3icero born )#3# 1@+# %artin Lut"er e7communicated 1121# Dou las Jerrold born 1,@0# 3"arles (a ner AFranceB born 1,12# !o be continually advancin in t"e pat"s of knowled e is one of t"e most pleasin satisfactions of t"e "uman mind# !"ese are pleasures perfect consistent wit" every de ree of advanced years# &&3icero# Fidelity in small t"in s is at t"e base of every reat ac"ievement# (e too often for et t"is and yet no trut" needs more to be kept in mind particularly in t"e troubled eras of "istory and in t"e crises of individual life# In s"ipwreck a splintered beam, an oar, any scrap of wrecka e saves us# !o despise t"e remnants is demorali$ation# &&3"arles (a ner#

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'e t"at is fait"ful in a very little is fait"ful also in muc" and "e t"at is unri "teous in a very little is unri "teous also in muc"# &&Luke 1+# 1@ 2lmi "ty ;od, may I understand t"at t"ou art in everyt"in and t"at I cannot "ide from t"ee, for t"ou boldest me t"ou " I know it not# ;ive me t"e desire, and "elp me to learn of t"y laws, t"at I may know t"at even in t"e least of t"in s, I "ave t"e liberty to obtain "appiness by obeyin t"em# 2men# JANUARY FOURTH 2rc"bis"op Cs"er born 11,@# Jacob L# 3arl ;rimm born 1/,1# *li$abet" -eabody died 1,4:# ?ears rus" by us like t"e wind, we see not w"ence t"e eddy comes, nor w"it"erward it is tendin , and we seem ourselves to witness t"eir fli "t wit"out a sense t"at we are c"an ed9 and yet time is be uilin man of "is stren t", as t"e winds rob t"e trees of t"eir folia e# &&<ir (alter <cott# !"e bell strikes one# (e take no note of !ime )ut from its loss# !o ive it, t"en a ton ue
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Is wise in man; as if an an el spoke I feel t"e solemn sound# If "eard ari "t It is t"e knell of my departed "ours9 ("ere are t"ey6 &&*dward ?oun # Days s"ould speak, 2nd multitude of years s"ould teac" wisdom# 2nd t"e breat" of t"e 2lmi "ty ivet" t"em understandin # It is not t"e reat t"at are wise, Dor t"e a ed t"at understand =ustice# &&Job 02# /, 4# Lord ;od, "elp me to see my mistakes, and brin me to t"e reali$ation of my life# ;rant t"at I may no lon er use t"e time t"at t"ou avest me to learn in, "eedlessly, but to ive it my best t"ou "t and care# 2men#

JANUARY FIFTH <tep"en Decatur born 1//4# .obert %orrison born 1/,2# !"omas -rin le born 1/,4# Let me o w"ere>er I will, I "ear a sky&born music still9
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It sounds from all t"in s old, It sounds from all t"in s youn , From all t"at>s fair, from all t"at>s foul, -eals out a c"eerful son # It is not only in t"e rose, It is not only in t"e bird, Dot only w"ere t"e rainbow lows, Dor in t"e son of woman "eard, )ut in t"e darkest, meanest t"in s !"ere alway, alway somet"in sin s# >!is not in t"e "i " stars alone, Dor in t"e cup of buddin flowers, Dor in t"e redbreast>s mellow tone, Dor in t"e bow t"at smiles in s"owers, )ut in t"e mud and scum of t"in s !"ere alway, alway somet"in sin s# &&.alp" (aldo *merson# !"e "eavens declare t"e lory of ;od; 2nd t"e firmament s"owet" "is "andiwork# &&-salm 14# 1# 2lmi "ty ;od, rant t"at my life may no lon er be a noise, but be kept in tune wit" t"e sublimest melodies, t"at w"erever I am, t"ere may be no discords in t"e son s of my soul# !"rou " t"y lovin &kindness may my son s resound# 2men#

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JANUARY SIXTH *pip"any, or !welft"&Day# Joan d>2rc born 1:12# David Dale born 1/04# >!was even so5 and t"ou t"e s"ep"erd>s c"ild, Joanne, t"e lowly dreamer of t"e wild5 Dever before and never since t"at "our 'at" woman, mantled wit" victorious power, <tood fort" as t"ou beside t"e s"rine didst stand, 'oly amidst t"e kni "t"ood of t"e land# &&%rs# Felicia 'emans# *very one must reco ni$e t"e splendid work w"ic" "as been done by women in social and educational fields# 2nd it will, I believe, come more and more to be reco ni$ed t"at in some respects women are pecially fitted for overnment and for official&municipal life# &&<ir Oliver Lod e# Dow Debora", a prop"etess, t"e wife of Lappidot", s"e =ud ed Israel at t"at time# 2nd s"e dwelt under t"e palm tree of Debora" between .ama" and )et"el in t"e "ill&country of *p"raim9 and t"e c"ildren of Israel came up to "er for =ud ment# &&Jud es :# :, 1#

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%y Fat"er, "elp me to be t"ou "tful and =ust# %ay I consider t"e reat trut"s and broader visions t"at may not be seen from w"ere I stand# %ay I be willin to accept a better view# ;rant t"at I may reali$e t"at t"e battle of life is not a s"am battle, but a stru le for t"e advancement of life# 2men#

JANUARY SEVENTH ;eneral -utnam born 1/1,# .obert Dic"oll born 1,1:# !# De(itt !alma e born 1,02# Opportunities fly in a strai "t line, touc" us but once and never return, but t"e wron s we do ot"ers fly in a circle; t"ey come back from t"e place t"ey started# &&!# De(itt !alma e# Our s"are of ni "t to bear, Our s"are of mornin , Our blank is bliss to fill, Our blank is scornin # 'ere a star, and t"ere a star, <ome lose t"eir way, 'ere a mist, and t"ere a mist, 2fterwards&&day5

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&&*mily Dickinson# 2rise ye, and depart; for t"is is not your restin &place# &&%ica" 2# 1@# Lord ;od, ive me t"e desire to be persistent in service, w"ile I "ave "ealt" and stren t"# %ay I e7perience t"e sweetness t"at comes in doin t"e t"in t"at I ou "t to "ave done, as well as t"at in w"ic" I took t"e most pleasure# 'elp me to so live t"at my days may be useful, and be recalled wit" bri "t and "appy recollections# 2men#

JANUARY EIGHTH Jo"n *arl of <tair died 1/@/# <ir (illiam Draper died 1/,/# 2lfred .ussel (allace born 1,20# (illiam (ilkie 3ollins born 1,2:# <ir Laurence 2lma&!adema born 1,0+# 2 blue bird built "is nest 'ere in my breast# EO bird of Li "t5 ("ence comest t"ou6E <aid "e, EFrom ;od above9 %y name is Love#E 2 mate "e brou "t one day, Of pluma e ray# EO bird of Di "t5 ("y comest t"ou6E
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<aid s"e9 E<eek no relief5 %y name is ;rief#E &&Laurence 2lma&!adema# It is not so muc" resolution as renunciation, not so muc" coura e as resi nation, t"at we need# 'e t"at "as once yielded t"orou "ly to ;od will yield to not"in but ;od# &&Jo"n .uskin# )e"old, ;od will not cast away a perfect man, Deit"er will "e up"old t"e evildoers# 'e will yet fill t"y mout" wit" lau "ter, 2nd t"y lips wit" s"outin # &&Job ,# 2@, 21# 2lmi "ty ;od, "elp me to understand t"at peace does not come in rebellion or rievin , but is obtained t"rou " t"e calm of t"e soul# ;rant t"at if I may be perple7ed or worried to&day, I may "ave t"e power to control myself and wait in t"y stren t"# 2men# JANUARY NINTH Dr# !"omas )rown born 1//,# *li$abet" O# )en er died 1,22# 3aroline Lucretia 'ersc"el died 1,:,, a ed ninety&seven#

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(ondrous is t"e stren t" of c"eerfulness alto et"er past calculation its powers of endurance# *fforts to be permanently useful must be uniformly =oyous&&a spirit of all suns"ine# &&!"omas 3arlyle# 'onest ood "umor is t"e oil and wine of a merry meetin # &&(as"in ton Irvin # 2 lau " is wort" a "undred roans in any market# &&3"arles Lamb# 2 lad "eart maket" a c"eerful countenance; )ut by sorrow of "eart t"e spirit is broken# )etter is a dinner of "erbs, w"ere love is, !"an a stalled o7 and "atred t"erewit"# &&-roverbs 11# 10, 1/# ;racious Fat"er, if I am sorrowin over disappointment and am for etful, rant t"at I may see t"e t"in s t"ou "ast made, for w"ic" I s"ould be t"ankful# 'elp me to so live t"at I may "ave a ri "t to claim a c"eerful "eart# 2men#

JANUARY TENTH Dr# ;eor e )irkbeck born 1//+#


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%ic"el or %ars"al Dey born 1/+4# Farl von LinnG, LinnHus, died 1//,# *t"an 2llen born 1/0/# <"all I "old on wit" bot" "ands to every paltry possession6 2ll I "ave teac"es me to trust t"e 3reator for all I "ave not seen# &&.alp" (aldo *merson# !"e practical weakness of t"e vast mass of modern pity for t"e poor and t"e oppressed is precisely t"at it is merely pity; t"e pity is pitiful but not respectful# %en feel t"at t"e cruelty to t"e poor is a kind of cruelty to animals# !"ey never feel t"at it is in=ustice to e8uals; nay, it is treac"ery to comrades# &&;#F# 3"esterton# )e ye all like&minded, compassionate, lovin as bret"ren, tender&"earted, "umble&minded9 not renderin evil for evil, or revilin for revilin ; but contrariwise blessin # &&1 -eter 0# ,, 4# ;od of =ustice, may I pause to remember t"at w"ile I may do a mean act and keep it "idden from ot"ers, I cannot keep it "idden from myself, nor from t"ee# 'elp me to "ave a nobler sense of t"e 8uality of life, and less an7iety for t"e 8uantity, t"at I may avoid "ars"ness and selfis"ness, and be iven to tenderness and =ustice# 2men#

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JANUARY ELEVENTH 2le7ander 'amilton born 1/1/# )ayard !aylor born 1,21# (illiam James born 1,:2# 2lice 3aldwell .e an .ice born 1,/@# !"e paternal relation to man was t"e basis of t"at reli ion w"ic" appealed directly to t"e "eart; so t"e fraternity of eac" man wit" "is fellow was its practical application# &&)ayard !aylor# It is indeed a remarkable fact t"at sufferin s and "ards"ips do not, as a rule, abate t"e love of life; t"ey seem on t"e contrary, usually to ive it a keener $est; and t"e soverei n source of melanc"oly is repletion# Deed and stru le are w"at e7cite and inspire# Our "our of triump" is w"at brin s t"e void# &&(illiam James# )lessed is t"e man t"at enduret" temptation; for w"en "e "at" been approved, "e s"all receive t"e crown of life, w"ic" t"e Lord promised to t"em t"at love "im# &&James 1# 12# Lord ;od, I come to t"ee for "elp t"at t"e small t"in s may not force t"emselves into my life, and keep me from pursuin t"e lar er t"in s w"ic" are continually open to me# %ay I not be blind to w"at I may "ave and be, t"rou " inspiration and work#
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;rant t"at I may not be satisfied to remain in t"at in w"ic" I "ave triump"ed, but climb to reater endeavors# 2men#

JANUARY TWELFTH *dmund )urke born 1/24# Jo"ann 'einric" -estalo$$i born 1/:+# FranIois 3oppGe born 1,:2# Jo"n <# <ar ent born 1,1+# <"ow t"e t"in you contend for to be reason; s"ow it to be common sense; s"ow it to be t"e means of attainin some useful end# !"e 8uestion wit" me is not w"et"er you "ave a ri "t to render your people miserable, but w"et"er it is your interest to make t"em "appy# &&*dmund )urke# Like t"e star !"at s"ines afar, (it"out "aste 2nd wit"out rest, Let eac" man w"eel wit" steady sway .ound t"e task t"at rules t"e day, 2nd do "is best# &&;oet"e#

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Love sufferet" lon , and is kind; love enviet" not; love vauntet" not itself, is not puffed up# &&1 3orint"ians 10# :# ;racious Fat"er, cause me to be critical of my life, t"at I may not be deceived in myself# 'elp me to look into my soul and see w"at t"ou dost find t"ere; and wit" "umility may I acknowled e w"at I am to t"ee, and seek t"y wisdom and love# 2men#

JANUARY THIRTEENTH ;eor e Fo7, founder <ociety of Friends, died 1+41# <amuel (oodwort" AOld Oaken )ucketB born 1/,1# Order of Fin >s Dau "ters founded 1,,+# 'ave t"y soul feel t"e universal breat" (it" w"ic" all nature>s 8uick, and learn to be <"arer in all t"at t"ou dost touc" or see; )reak from t"y body>s rasp t"y spirit>s trance; ;ive t"y soul air, t"y faculties e7panse; Love, =oy, even sorrow,&&yield t"yself to all5 !"ey make t"y freedom, rovelin , not t"y t"rall# Fnock off t"e s"ackles w"ic" t"y spirit bind !o dust and sense, and set at lar e t"e mind5 !"en move in sympat"y wit" ;od>s reat w"ole, 2nd be like man at first, a JLivin <oulJ#
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&&.ic"ard 'enry Dana# I was deeply impressed by w"at a ardener once said to me concernin "is work# EI feel, sir,E "e said, Ew"en I am rowin t"e flowers or rearin t"e ve etables, t"at I am "avin a s"are in creation#E I t"ou "t it a very noble way of re ardin "is work# &&J#'# Jowett# For we are ;od>s fellow workers9 ye are ;od>s "usbandry, ;od>s buildin # &&1 3orint"ians 0# 4# 3reator of all, "elp me to see w"at t"ere is for me to do; and "elp me to know t"at I cannot be productive if I am "overin in t"e c"oice of my work# %ay I learn from t"y reat works of "eaven and eart" t"e ways of selection and steadfastness# ;ive me t"e desire to work and t"e confidence t"at is needed to carry on my work# 2men# JANUARY FOURTEENTH %adame de <Gvi nG died 1+4+# *dmund 'alley died 1/:2# -ierre Loti born 1,1@# 2re you in earnest6 <ei$e t"is very minute ("at you can do, or dream you can; be in it; )oldness "as enius, power ma ic in it# Only en a e, and t"en t"e mind rows "eated;
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)e in and t"en t"e work will be completed# &&;oet"e# (ere "alf t"e power t"at fills t"e world wit" terror, (ere "alf t"e wealt" bestowed on camps and courts, ;iven to redeem t"e "uman mind from error, !"ere were no need of arsenals or forts# &&'enry (# Lon fellow# 3"oose you t"is day w"om ye will serve;### but as for me and my "ouse, we will serve Je"ova"# &&Jos"ua 2:# 11# 2lmi "ty ;od, "elp me to appreciate t"e sacredness of work w"ile I "ave it to do# ;rant t"at I may be spared t"e wretc"edness t"at comes from workin wit" fra ments from idleness# %ay I do my part, even if it be in obscurity and t"e ni "t overtakes me before it is done# 2men# JANUARY FIFTEENTH %oliKre born 1+22# Dr# <amuel -arr born 1/:/# *dward *verett died 1,+1# !"e sun wit""olds "is enerous beam;
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2t"wart my soul t"e s"adows stream; !"e weird winds boisterously blow, 2nd drift t"e melanc"oly snow# ("en I, in sorrow and despair, *7pect t"e storm, wit" tender care 'e rends t"e clouds and t"rou " t"e blue !"e lorious sun breaks fort" anew# &&%#)#<# <o wit" t"e wan waste rasses on my spear, I ride forever seekin after ;od# %y "air rows w"iter t"an my t"istle plume 2nd all my limbs are loose; but in my eyes !"e star of an uncon8uerable praise; For in my soul one "ope forever sin s, !"at at t"e ne7t w"ite corner of t"e road %y eyes may look on 'im# &&;#F# 3"esterton# 'e brou "t me fort" also into a lar e place; 'e delivered me, because "e deli "ted in me# &&-salm 1,# 14# Lovin Fat"er, if I may be discoura ed to&day, stren t"en my fait"# %ay I not weary of waitin for t"ee, but trust in t"y promises# 2men#

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JANUARY SIXTEENTH *dmund <penser died 1144# Jo"ann 2u ust Deander born 1/,4# *dward ;ibbon died 1/4:# <ir Jo"n %oore died 1,@4# )ut lovely concord, and most sacred peace, Dot" nouris" vertue, and fast friends"ip breeds; (eake s"e makes stron , and stron t"in does increase, !ill it t"e pitc" of "i "est praise e7ceeds# &&*dmund <penser# -erfect ood&breedin is t"e result of nature and not of education; for it may be found in a cotta e, and may be missed in a palace# >!is t"e enial re ard for t"e feelin of ot"ers t"at sprin s from an absence of selfis"ness# &&Disraeli# 3an a fi tree, my bret"ren, yield olives, or a vine fi s6 neit"er can salt water yield sweet# &&James 0# 12#
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'eavenly Fat"er, "elp me to value my t"ou "ts, words, and deeds# If at "e close of t"e day, t"ere may be one w"o "as been wounded by my in=ustice, may I be willin to make 8uick atonement# %ay I avoid t"e ways and words t"at "urt; and not only wis" ri "tly and work ri "tly, but speak to enric" ot"ers wit" tenderness# 2men#

JANUARY SEVENTEENTH Jo"n .ay died 1/@1# )en=amin Franklin born 1/@+# ;eor e )ancroft died 1,41# *mploy t"y time well if t"ou meanest to ain leisure; and since t"ou art not sure of a minute, t"row not away an "our5 Leisure is time for doin somet"in useful; t"is leisure t"e dili ent man will obtain, but t"e la$y man never; a life of leisure and a life of la$iness are two t"in s# &&)en=amin Franklin# !"ere is not"in to ain and everyt"in to lose by despisin t"e e7ample of nature, and makin arbitrary rules for oneself# Our liberty wisely understood is but a voluntary obedience to t"e universal laws of life# &&2miel# I will meditate on t"y precepts, 2nd "ave respect unto t"y ways#
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&&-salm 114# 11# %y Fat"er, "elp me to understand t"e power of nature, t"at I may be willin to obey "er laws# I pray t"at I may so live t"at my life will proclaim itself wit"out need of boastin or deception# Forbid t"at I s"ould spend my life in perfectin trifles, and "ave no leisure to en=oy t"y reat ifts# 2men#

JANUARY EIGHTEENTH 3"arles de %ontes8uieu born 1+,4# Jo"n ;illies born 1/:/# Daniel (ebster born 1/,2# (e would leave for t"e consideration of t"ose w"o s"all occupy our places some proof t"at we "old t"e blessin s transmitted from our fat"ers in =ust estimation; some proof of our attac"ment to t"e cause of ood overnment and of civil and reli ious liberty; some proof of a sincere and ardent desire to promote every t"in w"ic" may enlar e t"e understandin and improve t"e "earts of men# &&Daniel (ebster# )rot"er and friend, t"e world is wide, )ut I care not w"et"er t"ere be !"e soot"in son of a summer tide Or t"e t"ras" of a wintry sea, If but t"rou " s"immer and storm you bide,
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)rot"er and friend, wit" me# &&-ercy 3# 2inswort"# 'onor all men# Love t"e brot"er"ood# Fear ;od# 'onor t"e Fin # &&1 -eter 2# 1/# 2lmi "ty ;od, I t"ank t"ee for all t"e tender influences of life; for all t"e entleness and stren t" t"at may be iven and received t"rou " friends"ip# 'elp me to be careful of w"at I do, for my sake, and for t"e sake of t"ose w"o may follow me# 2men#

JANUARY NINETEENTH 'ans <ac"s died 11/+# (illiam 3on reve died 1/24# James (att born 1/0+# .obert *# Lee born 1,@/# *d ar 2llan -oe born 1,@4# I stand amid t"e roar Of a surf&tormented s"ore, 2nd I "old wit"in my "and ;rains of t"e olden sand&& 'ow few5 ?et "ow t"ey creep !"rou " my fin ers to t"e deep, ("ile I weep&&w"ile I weep5
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O ;od, can I not save One from t"e pitiless wave6 Is all t"at we see or seem )ut a dream wit"in a dream6 &&*d ar 2llan -oe# Do not train up your c"ildren in "ostility to t"e overnment of t"e Cnited <tates# .emember t"at we are one country now# Dismiss from your mind all sectional feelin , and brin t"em up to be 2mericans# &&.obert *# Lee# (ait for Je"ova"9 )e stron , and let t"y "eart take coura e; ?ea, wait t"ou for Je"ova"# &&-salm 2/# 1:# Lord ;od, I pray t"at if I "ave stru led for t"e wron , and "ave worked wit" weak "ands, t"ou wilt for ive me for my lost stren t"# ;ive me more li "t to s"ine upon my work, upon t"y promises, and upon my duties; and wit" t"y wisdom may I searc" for t"e trut" t"at is be"ind every wron , and for t"e purpose t"at is beyond all =ourneyin s# 2men#

JANUARY TWENTIETH *ve of <aint 2 nes# David ;arrick died 1//4# Jo"n 'oward died 1/4@#
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Jo"n .uskin died 14@@# Dat"aniel -# (illis born 1,@+# 'ow like a mountin devil in t"e "eart .ules t"e unrei ned ambition5 Let it once )ut play t"e monarc", and its "au "ty brow ;lows wit" a beauty t"at bewilders t"ou "t 2nd unt"rones peace forever# -uttin on !"e very pomp of Lucifer, it turns !"e "eart to as"es# &&Dat"aniel -# (illis# !emperance, in t"e nobler sense, does not mean a subdued and imperfect ener y; it does not mean a stoppin s"ort in any ood t"in , as love or in fait"; but it means t"e power w"ic" overns t"e most intense ener y, and prevents its actin in any way but as it ou "t# &&Jo"n .uskin# 2nd t"y entleness "at" made me reat# &&-salm 1,# 01# ;racious Fat"er, I pray t"at I may be willin to profit by t"e e7perience of reat teac"ers, and appreciate t"e value of stron principles# %ay I too live for t"e "i "er ideals of life, and t"rou " a sympat"etic response add power and virtue to ot"er lives, w"ile ainin stren t" for my own# 2men#

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JANUARY TWENTY-FIRST %iles 3overdale died 11+,# Jo"n Fitc" born 1/:0# Jo"n 3# Fremont born 1,10# !"omas *rskine born 1/1@# !"omas Jonat"an A<tonewallB Jackson born 1,2:# <o lon as we love we serve; so lon as we are loved by ot"ers I would almost say t"at we are indispensable; and no man is useless w"ile "e "as a friend# &&.obert L# <tevenson# <o to t"e calmly at"ered t"ou "t !"e innermost of life is tau "t, !"e mystery dimly understood, !"at love of ;od is love of ood9 !"at to be saved is only t"is&& <alvation from our selfis"ness# &&Jo"n ;reenleaf ("ittier# Love worket" no ill to "is nei "bor9 love t"erefore is t"e fulfillment of t"e law# 2nd t"is, knowin t"e season, t"at already it is time for you to awake out of sleep9 for now is salvation nearer to us t"an w"en we first believed# &&.omans 10# 1@, 11#
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!ender Fat"er, may I not attempt to serve life for my own ratification# %ay I not interpret love t"rou " vanity, but from reality# %ake me wort" w"ile, t"at I may be relied upon for my pled es, and needed for my services# 2men# JANUARY TWENTY-SECOND 2ndrea del <arto died 1101# Francis )acon born 11+1# Lord ;eor e )yron born 1/,,# Lueen Mictoria died 14@1# Fat"er of li "t5 to t"ee I call, %y soul is dark wit"in9 !"ou w"o canst mark t"e sparrow>s fall, 2vert t"e deat" of sin, !"ou w"o canst uide t"e wanderin star, ("o calm>st t"e elemental war, ("ose mantle is yon boundless sky, %y t"ou "ts, my words, my crimes for ive; 2nd since I soon must cease to live, Instruct me "ow to die# &&Lord )yron# Fnowled e, w"et"er it descend from divine inspiration or sprin from "uman sense, would soon peris" and vanis" to oblivion if it were not preserved in books, traditions, conferences, and places appointed#

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&&Francis )acon# )lessed is "e t"at readet", and t"ey t"at "ear t"e words of t"e prop"ecy, and keep t"e t"in s t"at are written t"erein# &&.evelation 1# 0# 2lmi "ty ;od, I would "ave t"y counsel as I read t"e words and follow t"e deeds of "elpful lives, t"at I may be inspired to nobler activities# ;ive me t"e desire to know more of t"y "oly word, t"at I may "ave a better knowled e of life# 2men#

JANUARY TWENTY-THIRD Jo"n 'ancock born 1/0/# (illiam -itt died 1,@+# 3"arles Fin sley died 1,/1# -aul ;ustave DorG died 1,,0# Dever lose an opportunity of seein anyt"in beautiful# (elcome it in every fair face, every fair sky, every fair flower, and t"ank 'im for it, w"o is t"e fountain of all loveliness# &&3"arles Fin sley# Dature never did betray !"e "eart t"at loved "er; >tis "er privile e !"rou " all t"e years of t"is life, to lead, From =oy to =oy; for s"e can so impress (it" 8uietness and beauty, and so feed
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(it" lofty t"ou "ts, t"at neit"er evil ton ues, N N N N N Dor all t"e dreary intercourse of daily life, <"all e>er prevail a ainst us or disturb Our c"eerful fait", t"at all w"ic" we be"old Is full of blessin s# &&(illiam (ordswort"# Is not ;od in t"e "ei "t of "eaven6 2nd be"old t"e "ei "t of t"e stars, "ow "i " t"ey are5 2nd t"ou sayest, ("at dot" ;od know6 3an "e =ud e t"rou " t"e t"ick darkness6 &&Job 22# 12, 10# Lord ;od, I pray t"at I may not overlook t"y blessin s of beauty w"ile endeavorin to perform my duties# ;uide me t"at I may not stru le to be w"ere t"ou wouldst not "ave me o# 2men# JANUARY TWENTY-FOURTH 3"arles *arl of Dorset born 1+0/# Frederick t"e ;reat born 1/12# 3"arles James Fo7 born 1/:4# !"e reat ;ods pass t"rou " t"e reat !ime&"all, <tately and "i "; !"e little men climb t"e low clay wall !o ape and spy;
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E(e wait for t"e ;ods,E t"e little men cry, E)ut t"ese are our brot"ers passin by#E !"e reat ;ods pass t"rou " t"e reat !ime&"all; ("o can see6 !"e little men nod by t"e low clay wall, <o tired t"ey be; >E!is weary waitin for ;ods,E t"ey yawn, E!"ere>s a world o> men, but t"e ;ods are one#E &&2#'# )e bie# )ut t"eir eyes were "olden t"at t"ey s"ould not know "im# &&Luke 2:# 1+# %y Fat"er, may I be careful of ettin weary and missin t"e best t"rou " t"e need of rest# Intensify my desire for t"e son s and lorious ways, t"at I may not settle into dullness and slumber, w"ile ot"ers pass on in t"e li "t# I pray for a keener sense of t"e possessions made possible by t"e deeds and cares of noble men and women# 2men# JANUARY TWENTY-FIFTH .obert )urns born 1/14# Lord Frederick Lei "ton died 1,4+# Daniel %aclise born 1,11# ("en rantin round in pleasure>s rin .eli ion may be blinded9
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Or if s"e ie a random stin , It may be little minded9 )ut w"en on life we>re !empest&driv>n&& 2 conscience but a canker, 2 correspondence fi7ed wi> 'eav>n, Is sure a noble anc"or# &&.obert )urns# )e ood, sweet maid, and let w"o will be clever; Do noble t"in s, not dream t"em, all day lon 9 2nd so make life, deat", and t"at vast forever One rand sweet son # &&3"arles Fin sley# O Lord, by t"ese t"in s men live; 2nd w"olly t"erein is t"e life of my spirit9 ("erefore recover t"ou me, and make me to live# &&Isaia" 0,# 1+# ;racious Fat"er, rant t"at I may not be willin to spend my life for trivial needs, for t"ou dost measure me for w"at I am, and boldest me for w"at I lose in waste# )e wit" me in my =ud ment of w"at is best, t"at I may make t"e most of my life# 2men# JANUARY TWENTY-SIXTH Lord ;eor e <ackville born 1/1+#
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)en=amin .obert 'aydon born 1/,+# %ary %apes Dod e born 1,0,# ;eneral ;ordon A3"inese ;ordonB killed 1,,1# 2ve %aria5 blessed be t"e "our, !"at time, t"e clime, t"e spot, w"ere I so oft 'ave felt t"at moment in its fullest power <ink o>er t"e eart" so beautiful and soft, ("ile swun t"e deep bell in t"e distant tower Or t"e faint dyin day&"ymn stole aloft, 2nd not a breat" crept t"rou " t"e rosy air, 2nd yet t"e forest leaves seemed stirred wit" prayer# &&Lord )yron# I am 8uite "appy, t"ank ;od, and like Lawrence, I "ave tried to do my duty# &&;eneral ;ordon A=ust before deat"B# For in t"e day of trouble "e will keep me secretly in "is pavilion9 In t"e covert of "is tabernacle will "e "ide me; 'e will lift me up upon a rock# &&-salm 2/# 1# 'eavenly Fat"er, teac" me "ow to breat"e in t"e sweetness of life#

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.eveal to me t"e life t"at will brin peace to t"e soul# %ay I not be dismayed, but find t"e E-eace t"at passet" all understandin ,E t"e perfect peace t"at comes from t"ee# 2men# JANUARY TWENTY-SEVENTH Jo"annes (olf an %o$art born 1/1+# 2#(# von <c"le el born 1/+/# David Friedric" <trauss born 1,@,# !o keep youn , every day read a poem, "ear a c"oice piece of music, view a fine paintin , and, if possible, do a ood action# %an>s "i "est merit always is, as muc" as possible, to rule e7ternal circumstances, and as little as possible to let "imself be ruled by t"em# &&;oet"e# Let us not always say, E<pite of t"is fles" to&day I strove, made "ead, ained round upon t"e w"ole5E 2s t"e bird win s and sin s, Let us cry, E2ll ood t"in s 2re ours, nor soul "elps fles" more now t"an fles" "elps soul5E &&.obert )rownin # <urely oodness and lovin &kindness s"all follow me all t"e days of my life#
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&&-salm 20# +# Lovin Fat"er, "elp me to foresee t"at it is w"at I care for to& day t"at determines "ow I will find old a e# %ay I not brin my closin years to weariness and lonesomeness, but may I "ave t"e restfulness t"at comes wit" communin wit" t"ee# 2men# JANUARY TWENTY-EIGHTH 3"arlema ne died ,1:# <ir Francis Drake died 114+# -eter t"e ;reat died 1/21# 3"arles ;eor e ;ordon A3"inese ;ordonB born 1,00# 'e only is advancin in life w"ose "eart is ettin softer, w"ose blood warmer, w"ose brain 8uicker, and w"ose spirit is enterin into livin peace# 2nd t"e men w"o "ave t"is life in t"em are t"e true lords and kin s of t"e eart"&&t"ey, and t"ey only# &&Jo"n .uskin# Just w"ere you stand in t"e conflict, !"ere is your place5 Just w"ere you t"ink you are useless, 'ide not your face5 ;od placed you t"ere for a purpose, ("at e>er it be; !"ink you "e "as c"osen you for it9 (ork loyally#
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&&2nonymous# O t"e dept" of t"e ric"es bot" of t"e wisdom and t"e knowled e of ;od5 "ow unsearc"able are "is =ud ments, and "is ways past tracin out5 &&.omans 11# 00# %y Fat"er, I t"ank t"ee t"at t"ou "ast endowed me wit" a will; "elp me to use it ari "t# %ay I "ave t"e knowled e of w"at t"ou dost demand of my soul, t"at I may do my best wit" w"at t"ou "ast iven me# 'elp me t"at I may reac" out for t"e "i "est ideals of life# 2men# JANUARY TWENTY-NINTH *manuel <wedenbor born 1+,,# !"omas -aine born 1/0/# 2delaide .istori born 1,22# (illiam %cFinley, O"io, twenty&fourt" -resident Cnited <tates, born 1,:0# ;od will keep no nation in supreme place t"at will not do supreme duty# &&(illiam %cFinley# .eputation is w"at men and women t"ink of us; c"aracter is w"at ;od and t"e an els know of us#

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&&!"omas -aine# !"e reward of one duty is t"e power to fulfill anot"er# &&;eor e *liot# Let t"y "and be upon t"e man of t"y ri "t "and, Cpon t"e son of man w"om t"ou madest stron for t"yself# <o s"all we not o back from t"ee9 Luicken t"ou us, and we will call upon t"y name# &&-salm ,@# 1/, 1,# %y Fat"er, I pray t"at I may be =ust and be iven to kindness# %ay I be conscious of my virtues, and use t"em to overcome my faults# %ay I "ear clearly t"y call t"at I may be sure of t"e way as I lead ot"ers to duty and "appiness# 2men#

JANUARY THIRTIETH 2rc"bis"op )utler born 1//:# (alter <ava e Landor born 1//1# 'enri .oc"efort born 1,0@# ("y, w"y repine, my pensive friend, 2t pleasures slipped away6 <ome t"e stern fates will never lend, 2nd all refuse to stay# I see t"e rainbow in t"e sky,
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!"e dew upon t"e rass; I see t"em and I ask not w"y !"ey limmer or t"ey pass# (it" folded arms I lin er not !o call t"em back; >twere vain; In t"is, or in some ot"er spot, I know t"ey>ll s"ine a ain# &&(alter <ava e Landor# ("en disappointment comes meet it, but do not carry it alon wit" you; nor fetter your spirit by c"an eless "aste# E%emory will always pursue some precious instance of itself,E w"ic" will brin eit"er renewed confidence or resi nation# &&%# )# <# For t"ou s"alt for et t"y misery; !"ou s"alt remember it as waters t"at are passed away# &&Job 11# 1+# ;racious Fat"er, "elp me to ELift mine eyes unto t"e "illsE t"at lorify t"e discoura in ways# %ay I appreciate t"y reat love, and from my limitations find t"e possibilities t"at are limitless# 2men# JANUARY THIRTY-FIRST 3romwell dissolved -arliament 1+11# 3"arles *dward A?oun -retenderB died 1/,,#
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Fran$ <c"ubert born 1/4/# James ;# *laine born 1,0@# Dature demands t"at man be ever at t"e top of "is condition# 'e w"o violates "er laws must pay t"e penalty, t"ou " "e sit on a t"rone# &&James ;# *laine# Di c"annels for t"e streams of love, ("ere t"ey may broadly run; 2nd love "as overflowin streams !o fill t"em every one# For we must s"are if we must keep !"e ood t"in s from above; 3easin to ive, we cease to "ave&& <uc" is t"e law of love# &&.# 3# !renc"# 2nd t"y life s"all be clearer t"an t"e noonday; !"ou " t"ere be darkness, it s"all be as t"e mornin # &&Job 11# 1/# %y Fat"er, I would remember t"at it is mostly from my inspirations t"at I conceive life# !ake away "atred and vanity t"at keep me in faults, and awake in me t"e t"ou "ts t"at are responsible for visions t"at lead to "i " ideals# 2men#

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