We struggle and succeed or we get discouraged and fail. We lose or gain in courage and faith. We should be wiser, more gentle, more patient, and more tolerant, as a result of living. Our sense of humor should mellow our outlook, and sympathies should get deeper, but we may be sure in any event that everything, good or bad, will be faithfully recorded in the individual.

Stirling W. Sill
The Best of Stirling W. Sill
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