Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.
Time goes by: reputation increases, ability declines.
Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.
If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer.
Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.
Maturity - among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes it for granted that he is at one with his play-mates.