Ah my friends, therein lies a wonderful challenge indeed, to seek out that noble and good. Seek it and you shall find it. Let the past drift away with the water. (Traditional Proverb)
For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of pruning the vines has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. (Traditional Proverb)
When you see an old man amiable, mild, equable, content, and good-humored, be sure that in his youth he has been just, generous, and forbearing. In his end he does not lament the past, nor dread the future he is like the evening of a fine day. (Traditional Proverb)