True happiness is to understand our duties toward God and man; to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence on the read more

True happiness is to understand our duties toward God and man; to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence on the future; not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears, but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is abundantly sufficient

My noble father,
I do perceive here a divided duty.

My noble father,
I do perceive here a divided duty.

Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty, it is it's own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.

Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty, it is it's own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.

Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.

Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.

Then on! then on! where duty leads,
My course be onward still.

Then on! then on! where duty leads,
My course be onward still.

Duty cannot exist without faith.

Duty cannot exist without faith.

What is possible is our highest duty.

What is possible is our highest duty.

Give unto me, made lowly wise,
The spirit of self-sacrifice;
The confidence of reason give;
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Give unto me, made lowly wise,
The spirit of self-sacrifice;
The confidence of reason give;
And in the light of truth thy
Bondman let me live!

And I read the moral--A brave endeavour
To do thy duty, whate'er its worth,
Is better than read more

And I read the moral--A brave endeavour
To do thy duty, whate'er its worth,
Is better than life with love forever,
And love is the sweetest thing on earth.