Work first and then rest. Work first, and then gaze, but do not use golden ploughshares, nor bind ledgers in enamel.

The only way to understand the difficult parts of the Bible is first to read and obey the easy ones.

All great song, from the first day when human lips contrived syllables, has been sincere song.

The actual flower is the plant's highest fulfilment, and are not here exclusively for herbaria, county floras and plant geography: they are here first of all for delight.

Work first, and then rest.