Quote#Hope
"What hast thou for thy scattered seed
Quote byJulia Ward Howe · 1819–1910
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Endeavor" in Godey's Magazine, vol. 72 (1866) p. 370.
English (original)
"What hast thou for thy scattered seed, O sower of the plain! Where are the many gathered sheaves Thy hope should bring again?" "The only record of my work Lies in the buried grain." * * * "What is the harvest of thy saints, O God! who dost abide? Where grow the garlands of thy chiefs In blood and sorrow dyed? What have thy servants for their pains?" "This only — to have tried."
— Julia Ward Howe
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