“NOTE WELL YOUR DAWNS AND YOUR SUNSETS; REMEMBER THE COLOR AND TINTS OF LIFE AS YOU LEAD IT; DON’T FORGET THE SMELL OF SMOKE, WHETHER FROM A FIRE IN THE OPEN OR FROM ONE THAT CRACKLES ON THE HEARTH; REMEMBER HOW GOOD FOOD CAN BE WHEN YOU ARE HUNGRY; HOW SOFT AND COMFORTABLE A BED WHEN YOU ARE TIRED, AND HOW EXCITING WHEN YOU HAVE PLEASANT COMPANY; NEVER FORGET A FRIEND NOR THE CLASP OF HIS HAND; GIVE ALWAYS AS MUCH AS YOU RECEIVE AND PERHAPS AN EXTRA PORTION; REMEMBER THAT THE TRUEST PHILOSOPHY LIES IN AN UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF OUGHT AND MUST.  DON’T LET THE SMALL THREADS OF THE DAY’S WORK SLIP AS THEY RUN THROUGH YOUR FINGERS, FOR FINALLY, IF YOU HAVE KEPT THEM REASONABLY INTACT AND UNTANGLED THEY MAKE THE WARP AND WOOF OF THE TAPESTRY OF LIVING”

                                                                           -CROSBY GAIGE

                                                                          FROM FOOTNOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS 1948