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George MacDonald - Better ThingsGeorge MacDonald - Better Things
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Better to smell the violet Than sip the glowing wine; Better to hearken to a brook Than watch a diamond shine. Better to have a loving friend Than ten admiring foes; Better a daisy`s earthy root Than a gorgeous, dying rose. Better to love in loneliness Than bask in love all day; Better the fountain in the heart Than the fountain by the way. Better be fed by mother`s hand Than eat alone at will; Better to trust in God, than say, My goods my storehouse fill. Better to be a little wise Than in knowledge to abound; Better to teach a child than toil To fill perfection`s round. Better to sit at some man`s feet Than thrill a listening state; Better suspect that thou art proud Than be sure that thou art great. Better to walk the realm unseen Than watch the hour`s event; Better the Well done, faithful slave! Than the air with shoutings rent. Better to have a quiet grief Than many turbulent joys; Better to miss thy manhood`s aim Than sacrifice the boy`s. Better a death when work is done Than earth`s most favoured birth; Better a child in God`s great house Than the king of all the earth.
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