Most Joyful Let The Poet Be, It

Compassionate Saviour! We Welcome Thee To Our World, We Welcome Thee To Our Hearts. We Bless Thee For The Divine Goodness Thou Hast Brought From Heaven; For The Souls Thou Hast Warmed With Love To Man, And Lifted Up In Love To God; For The Efforts Of Divine Philanthropy Which Thou Hast Inspired; And For That Hope Of A Pure Celestial Life, Through Which Thy Disciples Triumph Over Death.

I Call That Mind Free Which Jealously Guards Its Intellectual Rights And Powers, Which Calls No Man Master, Which Does Not Content Itself With A Passive Or Hereditary Faith, Which Opens Itself To Light Whencesoever It May Come, Which Receives New Truth As An Angel From Heaven.

We Smile At The Ignorance Of The Savage Who Cuts Down The Tree In Order To Reach Its Fruit; But The Same Blunder Is Made By Every Person Who Is Over Eager And Impatient In The Pursuit Of Pleasure.

Great Effort From Great Motives Is The Best Definition Of A Happy Life

Perhaps In Our Presence, The Most Heroic Deed On Earth Is Done In Some Silent Spirit, The Loftiest Purpose Cherished, The Most Generous Sacrifice Made, And We Do Not Suspect It. I Believe This Greatness To Be Most Common Among The Multitude, Whose Names Are Never Heard.