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I fear the vermin that

I fear the vermin that shall undermineSenate and citadel and school and shrine.
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And when he fell in

And when he fell in whirlwind, he went downAs when a lordly cedar, green with boughs,Goes down with a great shout upon the hills,And leaves a lonesome place against the sky.
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Bowed by the weight of

Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, the emptiness of ages in his face, and on his back the burden of the world.
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We all are blind until

We all are blind until we seeThat in the human planNothing is worth the making ifIt does not make the man. Why build these cities gloriousIf man unbuilded goes?In vain we build the world, unlessThe builder also grows.
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The crest and crowning of

The crest and crowning of all good, Life's final star, is Brotherhood.
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We have committed the Golden

We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it to life.
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For all your days be

For all your days be prepared, and meet them ever alike. When you are the anvil, bear -- when you are the hammer, strike.
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Ah, great it is to

Ah, great it is to believe the dream as we stand in youth by the starry stream; but a greater thing is to fight life through and say at the end, the dream is true!
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There is a destiny that

There is a destiny that makes us brothers, No one goes his way alone; All that we send into the lives of others, Comes back into our own.
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The thing that is incredible

The thing that is incredible is life itself. Why should we be here in this sun-illuminated universe? Why should there be green earth under our feet?
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