"And this, our life ...."

And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.

William Shakespeare

"Color"

Wear it

Like a banner

For the proud –

Not like a shroud.

Wear it

Like a song

Soaring high –

Not moan or cry.

Langston Hughes

"God never ...."

God never made His work for man to mend.

John Dryden

"Accuse not Nature ...."

Accuse not Nature, she hath done her part; do thou but thine!

John Milton

"The happiest man ...."

The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship.

Ralph W Emerson