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Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.
Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.
Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts
Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts
There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thoughts and actions to the laws, would read more
There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thoughts and actions to the laws, would not deserve hanging ten times in his life.
To be good is noble; but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.
To be good is noble; but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.
To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
Be good and you will be lonesome
Be good and you will be lonesome
What good I see humbly I seek to do,
And live obedient to the law, in trust
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What good I see humbly I seek to do,
And live obedient to the law, in trust
That what will come, and must come, shall come well.
All good things are wild, and free.
All good things are wild, and free.
Can one desire too much of a good thing?
Can one desire too much of a good thing?
