Water is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.
Success for the striven washes away the effort of striving.
Time is the turning over of days, works change for better or worse.
Humble in a humble state and great in greatness, I will work out the divinity that is busy within my mind.
My God grant me love for that which has splendor, but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
When men succeed, even their neighbors think them wise.