“It is a kind and wise arrangement of Providence that weaves our sorrows into the elements of character and that all the disappointments, and conflicts, and afflictions of life may, if rightly used, become the means of improvement, and create in us the sinews of strength.... the dross is left in the crucible, the baser metals are transmuted, and the character is enriched with gold.” IfsKindMayMeanCharacterUsedLeftWiseSorrowConflictElementsGoldDisappointmentImprovementMetalsProvidenceArrangementsAfflictionCrucibleDross Author:William Morley Punshon
“Labor is the true alchemist that beats out in patient transmutation the baser metals into gold.” BeatsLaborGoldPatientMetalsAlchemistTransmutation Author:William Morley Punshon