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XXIII.
“Δοξειε δ' αν ο τοιουτος ειναι φιλαυτος: απονεμει γαρ εαυτω
τα καλλιστα και μαλιστα αγαθα, και χαριζεται εαυτου τω κυριωτατω
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Arist Eth. ix. 8.
Who going forth from his own door
Opes wide his hand unto the poor,
He mercy shews to his own soul,
He loves true life—his being whole.
Opes wide his hand unto the poor,
He mercy shews to his own soul,
He loves true life—his being whole.
He who his lower self denies
His higher life doth mostly prize;
And no one to himself is kind
Who harbours an unfeeling mind.
His higher life doth mostly prize;
And no one to himself is kind
Who harbours an unfeeling mind.
“The good man is properly a lover of self; for to himself he affords what is truly good, and gratifles the highest part of his nature.
“Whosoever will save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever
will lose his life for My sake shall find it.”
S. Matt. xvi. 25.
Thus he himself doth mostly love
Who mostly loveth God above;
At home begins that charity
Which reaches to the boundless sky.
Who mostly loveth God above;
At home begins that charity
Which reaches to the boundless sky.
Then he whoe'er would find true rest
Above the clouds must build his nest;
True love is only understood
Which rests in everlasting good.
Above the clouds must build his nest;
True love is only understood
Which rests in everlasting good.
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