Maxioms by Robert Browning
But there are times when patience proves at fault.
But there are times when patience proves at fault.
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what's a heaven for?
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what's a heaven for?
I trust in Nature for the stable laws
Of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant
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I trust in Nature for the stable laws
Of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant
And Autumn garner to the end of time.
I trust in God--the right shall be the right
And other than the wrong, while he endures;
I trust in my own soul, that can perceive
The outward and the inward, Nature's good
And God's.
Better have failed in the high aim, as I,
Than vulgarly in the low aim succeed
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Better have failed in the high aim, as I,
Than vulgarly in the low aim succeed
As, God be thanked! I do not.
Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure.
Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure.