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My noble father,
I do perceive here a divided duty.
My noble father,
I do perceive here a divided duty.
Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.
Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.
Thy sum of duty let two words contain,
(O may they graven in thy heart remain!)
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Thy sum of duty let two words contain,
(O may they graven in thy heart remain!)
Be humble and be just.
Maintain your post: That's all the fame you need;
For 'tis impossible you should proceed.
Maintain your post: That's all the fame you need;
For 'tis impossible you should proceed.
In common things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive
duty.
In common things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive
duty.
Where there are no rights, there are no duties.
Where there are no rights, there are no duties.
From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
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From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives forever;
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
I thank God for my handicaps, for, through them, I have found myself, my work, and my God
I thank God for my handicaps, for, through them, I have found myself, my work, and my God
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.