The thing that is incredible is life itself. Why should we be here in this sun-illuminated universe? Why should there be green earth under our feet?
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There is a destiny which makes us brothers; none goes his way alone. All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own.Edwin Markham
The crest and crowning of all good, life's final star, is Brotherhood.
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Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, the emptiness of ages in his face, and on his back the burden of the world.
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A good action is never lost; it is a treasure laid up and guarded for the doer's need.
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I have felt it like a glory in my heart.
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Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.
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