I Admired In Others The Strength That

I Was Not Given To Looking At Life In A Rosy Light.

It Was Jolly In The Country. A Cow And Little Pigs To Play With And Milk Warm From The Cow.

But When I Was Twelve Years Old I Caught My First Strong Glimpse Of One Of The Fundamental Forces Of Existence, Whose Votary I Was Destined To Be For Life - Namely, Beauty.

I Did Not Know What It Was To Be Happy For A Whole Day At A Time, Scarcely For An Hour.

I Was At Home Then In The World Of Figures, But Not In That Of Values.