WISDOM. 
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MULBERRY TREE. 
Morns Alba. 
Language — WISDOM. 
Who are the wise? 
They who have governed with a self-control 
Each wild and baneful passion of the soul — 
Curbed the strong impulse of all fierce desires, 
But kept alive affection’s purer fires ; 
They who have passed the labyrinth of life, 
Without one hour of weakness or of strife ; 
Prepared each change of fortune to endure, 
Humble, though rich, and dignified, though poor ; 
Skilled in the latent movements of the heart; 
Learned in the lore which nature can impart; 
Teaching that sweet philosophy aloud 
Which sees the “ silver lining ” of the cloud ; 
Looking for good in all beneath the skies : 
These are the truly wise. 
J. R. PBINCE. 
This, this is wisdom, manful and serene — 
Towards God all penitence, and prayer, and trust; 
But to the troubles of this shifting scene 
Simply courageous and sublimely just; 
Be then such wisdom thine, my heart within — 
There is no foe, nor woe, nor grief, but sin. 
TurPEB. 
Wisdom to gold prefer; for ’tis much less 
To make our fortune than our happiness. 
Young. 
