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[To master Destiny by force of will,—]
To master Destiny by force of will,—This is the steadfast purpose of my life:—
To wrest success from failure, good from ill,
Gladness from desolation, peace from strife;
To pierce like spring through winter's shroud of white;
To harden hope with stern despair's alloy;
To see God's lamps resplendent in the night;
To build up happiness from ruined joy:—
This is my purpose. In so dire a fray
He cannot lose whose loss is tenfold gain.
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Through failure, disappointment, sorrow, pain.
For Fate, whose fetters bind the Gods above,
Bows to the lordship of the star of love.
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