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“At that moment I saw my duty. ‘I will assist.’ I exclaimed, ‘this good divine in his struggle to uphold those domestic virtues without which the arts decay, religions decline, and nations disappear.” quote by Robert Nathan — Download Open image

““At that moment I saw my duty. ‘I will assist.’ I exclaimed, ‘this good divine in his struggle to uphold those domestic virtues without which the arts decay, religions decline, and nations disappear.””

Robert Nathan

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“His mother on the other hand, drawing his head down to her bosom, exclaimed with a sigh, “My poor son.” And she remained silent, lost in mysterious thoughts which troubled and perplexed him. Presently she added, “I can assure you that what you imagine to be so important, is not important at all.” And because she was of a devout…

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