Some hae meat and canna eat, And some that want it, but canna get it; But we hae meat, and we can eat, And sae the Lord be thankit. --_Burns._ 788 REBUKED BY A KING. The king of one of the Friendly Islands became a Christian, and once went on board of a British vessel, where he was invited to dine with the officers. Observing he did not taste his food, the Captain inquired the cause; when the simple native replied, that he was waiting for the blessing to be asked. All felt rebuked, and the king was desired to say grace, which he did with becoming solemnity. 789 Expect not praise from the mean, Neither gratitude from the selfish. 790 THANKS--FOR FAVORS. Your bounty is beyond my speaking; But though my mouth be dumb, my heart shall thank you; And when it melts before the throne of mercy, My fervent soul shall breathe one tear for you, That heaven will pay you back, when most you need, The grace and goodness you have shown to me. 791 God judges your gratitude more by your hands than by your hymns. 792 Many a thanksgiving sermon mistakes glorification of self for gratitude to God. 793 May we look around us with pleasure, And above us with gratitude. 794 GRATITUDE. Nought so becomes a man as gratitude For good received; Noble deeds are still The offspring of benevolence, whilst he With whom remembrance dies of blessings past Is vile and worthless. --_Sophocles, born 496, B. C._ 795 It is much better to make presents in articles than in money, because gratitude for the latter is spent as soon as that is. --_Jean Paul Richter._ 796 Gratitude, we find in the dictionary, but not often in the heart of man. 797 When the tree is felled, its shadows disappear. (Desertion of the great by their parasites.) --_Chinese._ 798 AGAINST EXCESSIVE GRIEF. (From a letter addressed to the Countess of Essex on the loss of her only daughter.) "I know no duty in religion more generally agreed on, nor more justly required by God Almighty, than a perfect submission to His will in all things; nor do I think any disposition of mind can either please Him more, or become us better, than that of being satisfied with all He gives, and contented with all He takes away. None, I am sure, can be of more honor to God, nor of more ease to ourselves. For, if we consider Him as our Maker, we cannot contend with Him; if as our Father, we ought not to distrust Him: so that we may be confident whatever He does is intended for good; and whatever happens that we interpret otherwise, yet we can get nothing by repining, nor save anything by resisting.