grief with proverbs. But I can quote you Shakespeare against himself:
To those that wring under the load of sorrow,
But no man's virtue, nor sufficiency,
To be so moral when he shall endure
The like himself.'"
Pope says, 'I never knew any man in my life who could not bear another's misfortunes like a Christian' While I do believe that I should make the best of everything, I do not believe that everything is for the best.
Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot
Of heart or hope; but still bear up and steer
Right onward.'"
Estelle said, half-reprovingly, "'If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy faith is small.'"
"I never pretended to have faith. I never thought that I had any, except perhaps when none was needed. Faith is like courage; it must be born in one, or be cultivated by contact with danger. When there is no danger to test one's faith, there is no means of knowing whether or not any has been born with one. Then when faith is most needed, it may be found entirely lacking."
With such thoughts and words our conver-
