"I pack my troubles in as little compass as I can for myself, and never let them annoy others." SOUTHEY. Bearing Trouble NOVEMBER 18 "Once open the door to trouble, and its visits are three-fold; first, anticipation; second, in actual presence; third, in living it over again. Therefore never anticipate trouble, make as little of its presence as possible, forget it as soon as past." "It is better to employ our minds in bearing the ills we have, than in providing against those which may never befall us." LA ROCHEFOUCAULD. "Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come." LOWELL. "If you want to be cheerful, jes' set yer mind on it an' do it. Can't none of us help what traits we start out in life with, but we kin help what we end up with. When things first got to goin' wrong with me, I says, 'Oh, Lord, whatever comes, keep me from gettin' sour.'... Since then I've made it a practice to put all my worries down in the bottom of my heart, then set on the lid an' smile." _Lovey Mary_, ALICE HEGAN RICE. The Secret of the Joy of Living NOVEMBER 19 "We live not in our moments or our years-- The Present we fling from us like the rind Of some sweet Future, which we after find Bitter to taste, or bind that in with fears, And water it beforehand with our tears-- Vain tears for that which never may arrive: Meanwhile the joy whereby we ought to live, Neglected or unheeded, disappears. Wiser it were to welcome and make ours Whate'er of good, tho' small, the present brings-- Kind greetings, sunshine, song of birds, and flowers, With a child's pure delight in little things; And of the griefs unborn to rest secure, Knowing that mercy ever will endure." Archbishop TRENCH. "The secret of the joy of living is the proper appreciation of what we actually possess." Causes of Thankfulness NOVEMBER 20 "I sleep, I eat and drink, I read and meditate, I walk in my neighbour's pleasant fields, and see the varieties of natural beauties, and delight in all that in which God delights--that is, in virtue and wisdom, in the whole creation, and in God Himself. And he that hath so many causes of joy, and so great, is very much in love with sorrow and peevishness, who loses all these pleasures, and chooses to sit down upon his little handful of thorns." JEREMY TAYLOR. "Where much is given, much shall be required. There are never privileges to enjoy without corresponding duties to fulfil in return." PHILLIPS BROOKS. "Thou that hast given so much to me, Give one thing more--a grateful heart."