 True worth is in being, not seeming — In doing each day that goes by Some little good — not in dreaming Of great things to do by and by. For whatever men say in their blindness, And spite of the fancies of youth, There's nothing so kingly as kindness,...  The Bright Side: The Book of Good Cheer - Page 691909 - 116 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1891 - 448 pages
...worth is in being, not seeming, — In doing each day that goes by Some little good — not in the dreaming Of great things to do by and by. For whatever...say in blindness, And spite of the fancies of youth, There 's nothing so kingly as kindness, We get back our mete as we measure — We cannot do wrong and... | |
 | 1891 - 438 pages
...close to the kinship they hold to the sky, Why, this I affirm, that its essence is love. NOBILITY. True worth is in being, not seeming, — In doing each day that goes by Some little good — not in the dreaming Of great things to do by and by. For whatever men say in blindness, And spite of the fancies... | |
 | William Henry Maxwell - 1891 - 348 pages
...Walking is a 'healthy exercise. 2. As the object of a verb or of a preposition. John learns drawing. True worth is in being, not seeming, In doing each day that goes by Some little good, not m dreaming Of great things to do by and by. 375. The gerunds of have and be aid in forming compound... | |
 | 1892 - 216 pages
...Now from the North he's hither hied, To show his strength and power ; XXXIII. NOBILITY. ALICE GARY. TRUE worth is in being, not seeming, In doing each...by and by. For, whatever men say in blindness, And in spite of the fancies of youth, There's nothing so kingly as kindness, And nothing so royal as truth.... | |
 | 1892 - 404 pages
..." Live as though life were earnest, and life will be so." — Emerson, 6. He shonld do his duty. " True worth is in being, not seeming, In doing each...not in dreaming Of great things to do by and by." — Alice Gary, 7. He shonld be just. " The just man is the only one who can see things clearly." 8.... | |
 | 1892 - 216 pages
...begun, Never leave it till it's done; Be the labor great or small, Do it well or not at all. There is nothing so kingly as kindness, and nothing so royal as truth. —Alice Cary. • There's always a river to cross, Always an effort to make, If there's anything good to win,... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - 1893 - 332 pages
...offer. True worth is in being, not seeming ; In doing each day that goes by Some little good, not in the dreaming Of great things to do by and by. For whatever...kindness, And nothing so royal as truth. ALICE GARY. Do unto others as ye would that others should do unto you. [KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.] 17. THE EIDER DUCK.... | |
 | 1892 - 548 pages
...he recounted, he had merely " supposed a thing!" At least, he said so. TRUE worth is in being, and seeming — In doing, each day that goes by, Some...great things to do by and by; For whatever men say in their blindness, And spite of the fancies of youth, There is nothing so kingly as kindness, And nothing... | |
 | Josephine L. Forsaith - 1893 - 254 pages
...the roots; Kind words are the blossoms, Kind deeds are the fruits. MEMORY LESSON. — Anon. — Anon. True worth is in being, not seeming; In doing each...little good, not in dreaming Of great things to do by-and-by. — ALICE GARY. OUR COUNTRY. We give thy natal day to hope, O Country of our love and prayer... | |
 | 1893 - 780 pages
...easier than doing, has these lines of Alice Cary over her mantel : "True worth is being, not seeming, lu doing each day that goes by Some little good, not in dreaming Of great things to do by and by." Another, who is sufficiently old-fashioned to admire Young, glances daily at this quaint couplet :... | |
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