There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made read more

There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made cheerful by work, love, art, and knowledge.

Today the journey is ended,
I have worked out the mandates of fate;
Naked, along, undefended,
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Today the journey is ended,
I have worked out the mandates of fate;
Naked, along, undefended,
I knock at the Uttermost Gate.
Behind is life and its longing,
Its trial, its trouble, its sorrow,
Beyond is the Infinite Morning
Of a day without a tomorrow.

And see all sights from pole to pole
And glance, and nod, and bustle by,
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And see all sights from pole to pole
And glance, and nod, and bustle by,
And never once possess our soul
Before we die.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Do not let Sunday be taken from you If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan.

Do not let Sunday be taken from you If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan.

Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from read more

Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.

In your patience possess ye your souls.

In your patience possess ye your souls.

For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.

For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.

From the looks--not the lips, is the soul reflected.

From the looks--not the lips, is the soul reflected.