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The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark
its intentions.
[Lat., Imago animi vultus read more
The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark
its intentions.
[Lat., Imago animi vultus est, indices oculi.]
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.
The soul of man is larger than the sky,
Deeper than ocean, or the abysmal dark
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The soul of man is larger than the sky,
Deeper than ocean, or the abysmal dark
Of the unfathomed centre.
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and
lose his own soul? or read more
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and
lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his
soul?
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.
But thou shall flourish in immortal youth,
Unhurt amidst the wars of elements,
The wrecks of matter, read more
But thou shall flourish in immortal youth,
Unhurt amidst the wars of elements,
The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.
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.
Faith is the daring of the soul to go farther than it can see
Faith is the daring of the soul to go farther than it can see