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KNOW THYSELF

It seems impossible that human beings could endure so much until we realize that they have endured it. The spirit of man performs miracles; it transcends the limitations of flesh and blood. It is like Uncle Remus's account of Brer Rabbit climbing a tree. 'A rabbit couldn't do that,' the little boy protested. 'He did,' Uncle Remus responded; 'he was jes' 'bleeged to.'

Reined by an unseen tyrant's hand,

Spurred by an unseen tyrant's will,

Aquiver at the fierce command

That goads you up the danger hill,

You cry: 'O Fate, O Life, be kind!

Grant but an hour of respite--give

One moment to my suffering mind!

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