Quote#World
O, our feeble tests of greatness! Look for one so calm of soul
Quote byEdmund Clarence Stedman · 1833–1908
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Flood-Tide" (1860)..
English (original)
O, our feeble tests of greatness! Look for one so calm of soul As to take the even chalice of his life and drink the whole. Noble deeds are held in honor, but the wide world sorely needs Hearts of patience to unravel this, — the worth of common deeds.
— Edmund Clarence Stedman
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