Whilst doubters and begrudgers preen their feathers with their heads askew

I say God bless and do not envy them

My life in peace of mind, for I have I sailed the seven seas

Through storms where tides just come and go

For money never earned a man respect and does not prove that he is true

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Look for the men who give to others, and do not say that they are great

They are the ones who do not try to shine in gilded gold . . .

Look for the men who understand the tongues in trees, that speak of man’s reality

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“And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.”

~ William Shakespeare

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