.. Seeing then that life is the most complete
initiation into all these things, it ought to be full of ease of mind and
joy; and if properly understood, would enable us to acquiesce in the
present without repining, to remember the past with thankfulness, and to
meet the future hopefully and cheerfully without fear of suspicion."
[1] King Alfred's translations of the _Consolations of Boethius_.
[2] Wordsworth.
[3] Plutarch.
[4] Lovelace.
[5] Bacon.
[6] Dryden.
[7] Milton.
[8] Aubrey de Vere.
CHAPTER X.
LABOR AND REST.
"Through labor to rest, through combat to victory."
THOMAS A KEMPIS.
CHAPTER X.
LABOR AND REST.
Among the troubles of life I do not, of course, reckon the necessity of
labor.
Work indeed, and hard work, if only it is in moderation, is in itself a
rich source of happiness. We all know how quickly time passes when we are
well employed, while the moments hang heavily on the hands of the idle.
Occupation drives away care and all the small troubles of life.
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