 | The writings of James Russell Lowell
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SAYINGS
[1. In life's small things be resolute and great]
In life's small things be resolute and great
To keep thy muscle trained: know'st thou when Fate
Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee,
“I find thee worthy; do this deed for me ”?
[2. A camel-driver, angry with his drudge]
A camel-driver, angry with his drudge,
Beating him, called him hunchback; to the hind
Thus spake a dervish: “Friend, the Eternal Judge
Dooms not His work, but ours, the crooked mind.”
[3. Swiftly the politic goes: is it dark?—he borrows a lantern]
Swiftly the politic goes: is it dark?—he borrows a lantern;
Slowly the statesman and sure, guiding his steps by the stars.
[4 “Where lies the capital, pilgrim, seat of who governs the Faithful?”]
“Where lies the capital, pilgrim, seat of who governs the Faithful?”
“Thither my footsteps are bent: it is where Saadi is lodged.”
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