“Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles—

With sniffles predominating. . .”

—William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)—“Gift of the Magi”

“Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot—

but make it hot by striking. . .”

—William Butler Yeats

“You cannot fight against the future—

Time is on our side. . .”

—William Ewart Gladstone

“The reward of a thing well done is to have done it. . .”

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

“O! It’s nice to get up in the mornin’. . .

But it’s nicer to lie in bed. . .”

—Sir Harry Lauder

“It is all in the day’s work. . .”

—18th Century Proverb