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All who have meant good work with their whole hearts, have done good work, although they may die before they have the time to sign it.
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To ask to see some fruit of our endeavour is but a transcendental way of serving for reward; and what we take to be contempt of self is only greed of hire.
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Our frailties are invincible, our virtues barren; the battle goes sore against us to the going down of the sun.
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It may consist with perpetual failure, and find exercise in the continued chase.