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I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty and joy to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble.

But I have found out that though the ways in which I can make myself useful are few, yet the work open to me is endless.

I, too, can work, and because I love to labor with my head and my hands, I am an optimist in spite of all.

It is my service to think how I can best fulfil the demands that each day makes upon me, and to rejoice that others can do what I cannot.

My share in the work of the world may be limited; but the fact that it is work makes it precious.

The test of all beliefs is their practical effect in life.

The optimist cannot fall back, cannot falter; for he knows his neighbor will be hindered by his failure to keep in line.