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Gold hath no lustre of its own. It shines by temperate use alone. - [Gold] Lord, make me an Instrument of Thy Peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. . . . - [Peace] Our actions are our own; their consequences belong to Heaven. - [Action] Stronger than thunder's winged force All-powerful gold can speed its course; Through watchful guards its passage make, And loves through solid walls do break. - [Gold] The body, too, with, yesterday's excess Burden'd and tired shall the pure soul depress; Weigh down this portion of celestial birth, The breath of God, and fix it to the earth. - [Excess] The secret consciousness Of duty well performed; the public voice Of praise that honors virtue, and rewards it; All these are yours. - [Duty]
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