Peace to each manly soul that sleepeth; Rest to each faithful eye that weepeth.

Came but for friendship, and took away love.

In our prayer and meditation we hope for fulfilling ordinary life.

A few moments of silence may be all the meditation we need at times. Our homes could have a little space for withdrawal and quiet, and even a small garden could offer some distance from noise.

Pythagoras asks that we not let a friend go lightly, for whatever reason. Instead, we should stay with a friend as long as we can, until we're compelled to abandon him completely against our will. It's a serious thing to toss away money, but to cast aside a person is even more serious. Nothing in human life is more rarely found, nothing more dearly possessed. No loss is more chilling or more dangerous than that of a friend.

Peace to each manly soul that sleepeth; Rest to each faithful eye that weepeth.

When Time who steals our years away Shall steal our pleasures too, The mem'ry of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.