Quote #26

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, Can circumvent or hinder or control The firm resolve of a determined soul. Gifts count for nothing; will alone is great; All things give way before it soon or late. What obstacle can stay the mighty force Of the sea seeking river in its course, Or cause the ascending orb of day to wait?

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  1. To sin by silence, when we should protest, Makes cowards out of men.
  2. All love that has not friendship for its base, Is like a mansion built upon the sand.
  3. Who would attain to summits still and fair, Must nerve himself through valleys of despair.
  4. Who climbs the mountain does not always climb. The winding road slants downward many a time; Yet each descent is higher than the last.
  5. Divine the Powers that on this trio wait. Supreme their conquest, over Time and Fate. Love, Work, and Faith -these three alone are great.
  6. Give of thy love, nor wait to know the worth Of what thou lovest; and ask no returning. And wheresoe'er thy pathway leads on earth, There t…
  7. Give, and thou shalt receive. Give thoughts of cheer, Of courage and success, to friend and stranger. And from a thousand sources, far and …
  8. Breathe 'God,' in any tongue -it means the same; LOVE ABSOLUTE: Think, feel, absorb the thought; Shut out all else; until a subtle flame (A…

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