Whoever is ready and willing to work, will have work; and the more he does, the more work will come to him. Work does not seek the idle man, but thrusts itself upon the industrious one.
Wooden bear umbrella stand from the Black Forest region of Germany. Glass eyes with wooden link chain around the neck and in paws. Metal tray in base to catch water from umbrellas. To have been obtained by William. H. Seward II while visiting in Europe in 1888.