They think how one life hums, revolves and toils, One cog in a golden singing hive:
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And dreams in their development have breath, And tears, and tortures, and the touch of joy; They leave a weight upon our waking thoughts, They take a weight from off our waking toils, They do divide our being.
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And dreams in their development have breath,
And tears, and tortures, and the touch of joy;
They leave a weight upon our waking thoughts,
They take a weight from off our waking toils,
They do divide our being.
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They envy the distinction I have won let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.
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Ecclesiastes 1:3:
What does anyone gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun?
(NIV)
What profit does man have left from all his toil at which he toils under the sun? [Is life worth living?](AMP)
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
(KJV)
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They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.
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While I see many hoof marks going in, I see none coming out. It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again.
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For the dead there are no more toils.
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It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again.
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