no man ever followed his genius till it misled him. though the
suit were bodily weakness, yet perhaps no one can say that the
consequences were to be regretted, for these were a life in
conformity to higher principles. if the day and the night are
such that you greet them with joy, and life emits a fragrance like
flowers and sweet-scented herbs, is more elastic, more starry,
more immortal,—that is your success. all nature is your
· congratulation, and you have cause momentarily to bless
yourself. the greatest gäins and values are farthest from being
appreciated. we easily come to doubt if they exist. we soon forget
them. they are the highest reality. the true harvest of my
daily life is somewhat as intangible and indescribable as the tints
of morning or evening. it is a little star-dust caught, a segmena
of the rainbow which i have clutched.
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