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What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters.
Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters.
Humility like darkness reveals the heavenly lights.
Humility like darkness reveals the heavenly lights.
Doing your best means never stop trying.
Doing your best means never stop trying.
To appreciate heaven well
'Tis good for a man to have some fifteen minutes of hell.
To appreciate heaven well
'Tis good for a man to have some fifteen minutes of hell.
And so upon this wise I prayed,--
Great Spirit, give to me
A heaven not so large read more
And so upon this wise I prayed,--
Great Spirit, give to me
A heaven not so large as yours
But large enough for me.
Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
'Twas whispered in Heaven, 'twas muttered in hell
And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell.
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'Twas whispered in Heaven, 'twas muttered in hell
And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell.
On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest,
And the depths of the ocean its presence confessed.
Where billows never break, not tempests roar.
Where billows never break, not tempests roar.
