Streams in the Desert...
'There is a yet harder and higher heroism—to live well in the quiet routine of life; to fill a little space because God wills it; to go on cheerfully with a petty round of little duties, little vocations; to accept unmurmuringly a low position; to smile for the joys of others when the heart is aching; to banish all ambition, all pride, and all restlessness. To do this for a lifetime is a greater effort, and he who does this for a lifetime is a greater hero than he who for one hour stems a breach.....'