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A man prepared has half fought the battle.
[Sp., Hombre apercebido medio combatido.]
A man prepared has half fought the battle.
[Sp., Hombre apercebido medio combatido.]
Westward the star of empire takes its way.
Westward the star of empire takes its way.
All things journey: sun and moon,
Morning, noon, and afternoon,
Night and all her stars;
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All things journey: sun and moon,
Morning, noon, and afternoon,
Night and all her stars;
'Twixt the east and western bars
Round they journey,
Come and go!
We go with them!
To look up and not down,
To look forward and not back,
To look out and not read more
To look up and not down,
To look forward and not back,
To look out and not in--and
To lend a hand.
New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth;
They must upward still and onward, who would keep read more
New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth;
They must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of
truth.
What we call "progress " is the exchange of one nuisance for
another nuisance.
What we call "progress " is the exchange of one nuisance for
another nuisance.
That in our proper motion we ascend
Up to our native seat; descent and fall
To give read more
That in our proper motion we ascend
Up to our native seat; descent and fall
To give us is adverse.
All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.
All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.
He who moves not forward, goes backward
He who moves not forward, goes backward