differ. In dealing with or representing matters 

 to the wise, one may at all events always feel safe ; 

 whilst in treating with ignorance, both matter 

 and motive are likely to be misunderstood. 

 " Tout savoir ; c'est tout pardonner." 



But the French saying I like best and which 

 recurs to my mind with the greatest force and 

 frequency is: "Si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse 

 pouvait!" How often does one not see this forci- 

 bly illustrated ! And in one's maturer years how 

 often is it not brought home to one to regret that 

 the power no longer exists for the performance 

 of what once might perhaps easily have been 

 achieved had only the requisite knowledge or 

 discernment not been lacking! 



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