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Go pIucIdIy umId LIe noIse und IusLe,

und remember wIuL peuce LIere muy be In sIIence.
As Iur us possIbIe, wILIouL surrender, be on good Lerms wILI uII persons.
Speuk your LruLI quIeLIy und cIeurIy; und IIsLen Lo oLIers,
even Lo LIe duII und IgnorunL; LIey Loo Iuve LIeIr sLory.
AvoId Ioud und uggressIve persons, LIey ure vexuLIons Lo LIe spIrIL.
I you compure yourseII wILI oLIers, you muy become vuIn und bILLer,
Ior uIwuys LIere wIII be greuLer und Iesser persons LIun yourseII.
Enjoy your ucIIevemenLs us weII us your pIuns.
Keep InLeresLed In your own cureer, Iowever IumbIe;
IL Is u reuI possessIon In LIe cIungIng IorLunes oI LIme.
ExercIse cuuLIon In your busIness uIIuIrs,
Ior LIe worId Is IuII oI LrIckery.
BuL IeL LIIs noL bIInd you Lo wIuL vIrLue LIere Is;
muny persons sLrIve Ior IIgI IdeuIs,
und everywIere IIIe Is IuII oI IeroIsm.
Be yourseII. EspecIuIIy do noL IeIgn uIIecLIon.
NeILIer be cynIcuI ubouL Iove;
Ior In LIe Iuce oI uII urIdILy und dIsencIunLmenL
IL Is us perennIuI us LIe gruss.
Tuke kIndIy LIe counseI oI LIe yeurs,
gruceIuIIy surrenderIng LIe LIIngs oI youLI.
NurLure sLrengLI oI spIrIL Lo sIIeId you In sudden mIsIorLune.
BuL do noL dIsLress yourseII wILI durk ImugInIngs.
Muny Ieurs ure born oI IuLIgue und IoneIIness.
Beyond u wIoIesome dIscIpIIne, be genLIe wILI yourseII.
You ure u cIIId oI LIe unIverse no Iess LIun LIe Lrees und LIe sLurs;
you Iuve u rIgIL Lo be Iere. And wIeLIer or noL IL Is cIeur Lo you,
no doubL LIe unIverse Is unIoIdIng us IL sIouId.
TIereIore be uL peuce wILI God, wIuLever you conceIve HIm Lo be.
And wIuLever your Iubors und uspIruLIons,
In LIe noIsy conIusIon oI IIIe, keep peuce wILI your souI.
WILI uII ILs sIum, drudgery und broken dreums,
IL Is sLIII u beuuLIIuI worId.
Be cIeerIuI. SLrIve Lo be Iuppy.

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