Quote#Nature
Say not they have their reward on earth in the calm satisfaction of…
Quote byJames Anthony Froude · 1818–1894
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Nemesis of Faith (1849), Confessions Of A Sceptic.
English (original)
Say not they have their reward on earth in the calm satisfaction of noble desires, nobly gratified, in the sense of great works greatly done; that too may be, but neither do they ask for that. They alone never remember themselves; they know no end but to do the will which beats in their hearts' deep pulses.
— James Anthony Froude
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