Thy bars shall be iron and brass;
    And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.

    —­Deuteronomy 33. 25.

My Father, help me to choose the road that leads to my work, and may I not fail to reach it, by wandering away from it.  Keep me in touch with the human side of life, holding in mind that “Truth and honesty are the noblest works of God.”  Amen.

FEBRUARY FIFTH

Sir Robert Peel born 1788.

Ole Boreman Bull born 1810.

John Muir born 1810.

Dwight L. Moody born 1837.

    When a great man dies, then has the time come for putting us in mind
    that he was alive!

    —­Thomas Carlyle.

    If I practice one day, I can see the result.  If I practice two days,
    my friends can see it.  If I practice three days, the great public
    can see it.

    —­Ole Bull.

    Those who say they will forgive but can’t forget an injury simply
    bury the hatchet while they leave the handle out, ready for
    immediate use.

    —­Dwight L. Moody.

    But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I
    may accomplish my course.

    —­Acts 20. 24.

Almighty God, if I am uncertain, and tremble at the crossroads in doubt of the right way, may I wait and be led by thee, and follow on, even if the way be dark and rough.  May I be faithful and have thy presence as thou promised at the end.  Amen.

FEBRUARY SIXTH

Queen Anne of England born 1665.

Aaron Burr born 1756.

Sir Henry Irving born 1838.

    Nothing earthly will make me give up my work in despair.  I encourage
    myself in the Lord my God and go forward.

    —­David Livingstone.

    To expect defeat is nine tenths of defeat itself.

    —­Marion Crawford.

    I do not see how any man can afford, for the sake of his nerves and
    his nap, to spare any action in which he can partake.

    —­Ralph Waldo Emerson.

    Art is a jealous mistress, she requires the whole man.

    —­Michael Angelo.

    Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

    —­1 Corinthians 16. 13.

Almighty God, help me to have true conceptions, that my life may not be secured to needless purposes.  May my soul be influenced by high ideals, and my work be the production of truth and not of selfishness.  Protect me from evil that I may be kept pure and strong for my work.  Amen.

FEBRUARY SEVENTH

Millard Fillmore, New York, thirteenth President United States born 1800.

Sir Thomas More born 1478.

Charles Dickens born 1812.