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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.

But I did not dream that that interview would be the door through which I should pass from darkness into light, from isolation to friendship, companionship, knowledge, love.

I slip back many times, I fall, I stand still, I run against the edge of hidden obstacles, I lose my temper and find it again and keep it better, I trudge on, I gain a little, I feel encouraged, I get more eager and climb higher and begin to see the widening horizon.

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

Each halt in his progress has been but a pause before a mighty leap forward.

Joy deserted my heart, and for a long, long time I lived in doubt, anxiety and fear.