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The Avon to the Severn runs,
The Severn, to the sea,
And Wickliff's dust shall spread abroad
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The Avon to the Severn runs,
The Severn, to the sea,
And Wickliff's dust shall spread abroad
Wide as the waters be.
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
Knowledge is the hill which few may wish to climb;
Duty is the path that all may tread.
Knowledge is the hill which few may wish to climb;
Duty is the path that all may tread.
What is possible is our highest duty.
What is possible is our highest duty.
When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough:
I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough:
I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.
Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.
O how far remov'd,
Predestination! is thy foot from such
As see not the First Cause entire: read more
O how far remov'd,
Predestination! is thy foot from such
As see not the First Cause entire: and ye,
O mortal men! be wary how ye judge:
For we, who see the Maker, know not yet
The number of the chosen; and esteem
Such scantiness of knowledge our delight:
For all good is, in that primal good,
Concentrate; and God's will and ours are one.
Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.
Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.
It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on children
It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on children
