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The law of common sense. - Madame Anne Sophie Swetchine (Soimonoff) What is resignation? It is putting God between one's self and one's grief. - Madame Anne Sophie Swetchine (Soimonoff) It seem'd so hard at first, mother, to leave the blessed sun, And now it seems as hard to stay--and yet His will be done! But still I think it can't be long before I find release; And that good man, the clergyman, has told me words of peace. - Lord Alfred Tennyson, The May-Queen--Conclusion (st. 3) Vulgar minds refuse to crouch beneath their load; the brave bear theirs without repining. - James Thomson (1) Ye noble few! who here unbending stand Beneath life's pressure, yet bear up awhile, And what your bounded view, which only saw A little part, deemed evil, is no more: The storms of wintry time will quickly pass, And one unbounded Spring encircle all. - James Thomson (1) The evil which one suffers patiently as inevitable seems insupportable as soon as he conceives the idea of escaping from it. - Alexis de Tocqueville We are content to take what Thou shalt give, To work or suffer as Thy choice shall be; Forsaking what Thy wisdom bids us leave, Glad in the thought that we are pleasing Thee. - Eva Travers Resignation is the courage of Christian sorrow. - Alexandre Rodolphe Vinet Strike! Thou the Master, we Thy keys, The anthem of the destinies! The minor of Thy loftier strain, Our hearts shall breathe the old refrain-- "Thy will be done!" - John Greenleaf Whittier Whate'er my doom; It cannot be unhappy: God hath given me The boon of resignation. - Thomas Woodrow Wilson Displaying page 4 of 4 for this topic: << Prev 1 2 3 [4]
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