FEBRUARY TWENTY-EIGHTH
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Montaigne born 1533.
Mary Lyon born 1797.
Sir John Tenniel born 1820.
Soul, rule thyself; on passion, deed, desire, Lay thou the laws of thy deliberate will. Stand at thy chosen post, Faith's sentinel: Though Hell's lost legions ring thee round with fire, Learn to endure. —Arthur Symonds.
The confidence in another man's virtue is no slight evidence of a man's own, and God willingly favors such a confidence.
—Montaigne.
Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear: Though war should rise against me, Even then will I be confident. —Psalm 27. 3.
My Father, may I ever be kept in remembrance of my virtue, and may I be sensitive to its strength. As I go on my way, keep me within control of the impetuous desires of my nature, and in call of the duties and obligations of my daily life. Amen.