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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?
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
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for
many years; take thine read more
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for
many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
The soul of man is larger than the sky,
Deeper than ocean, or the abysmal dark
Of read more
The soul of man is larger than the sky,
Deeper than ocean, or the abysmal dark
Of the unfathomed centre.
What can you ever really know of other people's souls - of their temptations, their opportunities, their struggles? One soul read more
What can you ever really know of other people's souls - of their temptations, their opportunities, their struggles? One soul in the whole creation you do know: and it is the only one whose fate is placed in your hands
My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.
My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.