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What a small portion of infinite and unmeasurable time is allotted to each of us; it is so quickly swallowed up by eternity. And how small is the clod of earth on which we crawl about. Money has never made anyone rich, any more than salt water will cure a man's thirst. A poor man is not one who has little, but one who desires much. If you can just remember that no human condition is ever permanent, then you will not be too much overjoyed in good fortune, nor too sorrowful in misfortune; nothing dries faster than a tear, and one joy dispels a hundred cares. While it may be impossible to win every contest, great satisfaction can be had from knowing that your cause was fair and just. Hide not your talents nor your learned intelligence, for they are developed to be used; what good is a sundial that sits in the shade? Hostility and distrust reduce men to children, fighting for control of each others' half of the playpen; how sad, when with mutual respect, we can explore and enjoy together the many rooms in the mansion of our lives. Your love and friendship should not be sealed up until your friends are gone; fill their lives with kindness; speak cheering words while their ears can hear them and while their hearts can be filled and made happier by them. Remember all these things and consider nothing great but this: The universe challenges you accept what life brings and live it, fully!