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And each unit of it, like the bee, working unselfishly for the good of the whole; like the bee, flying straight for the object to be attained.
Was it possible that he was doing this thing unselfishly; that the promise her father had exacted from him had changed him; that in his heart at this instant dwelt those finer impulses which must be dormant in all men, however bad? The light of that great inquiry was in her eyes; they searched his face for subtlety and craft and cunning for something that would give her a clue to his thoughts.
As Barbara has lived, so does she die meekly, unselfishly with a great patience, and an absolute peace. O wise man! O philosophers! who would take from us who have all but taken from us our Blessed Land, the land over whose borders our Barbara, at that smile, seems setting her feet you may be right I, for one, know not! I am weary of your pros and cons!
They are taught, as soon as they can walk and talk, that the self-respect and innate dignity, which belongs to them as little men and little women, demands that they should always treat each other lovingly, politely, kindly, unselfishly.
They encouraged him to accompany them in their walks when he could, which was a joy to him, for he was content to live upon the fringe of their romance unselfishly. When they separated, Beth and Alfred kissed each other frankly, and then Beth would stoop and kiss Dicksie also, in pure affection.
The reading that does one good, and lasting good, is the reading that one does for pleasure, and simply and unselfishly, as children do. Art will still withhold herself from thrift, and she does well, for nothing but love has any right to her. Little remains of the events of any period, however vivid they were in passing.
And the sinner must learn that to seek life selfishly is to lose it; to seek it unselfishly is both to gain and to give it. The good man and the bad man are seeking the same thing in opposite ways.
But whether I live or die I want you to remember that there is one human soul that always wishes you well for your OWN sake, that is wholly and unselfishly devoted to your interests and happiness." "There, I'm beginning to cry, and your dinner's getting cold. You must stop talking so." "Give me something to carry into battle this afternoon." She stooped and gathered some wild violets.
Yet he was capable of knowing beyond all peradventure of a doubt that three bones are more than two bones, and that ten dogs compose a more redoubtable host than do two dogs. One admission, however, will not be made, namely, that Michael could not love as devotedly, as wholeheartedly, unselfishly, madly, self-sacrificingly as a human.
I believe, however, that our own peaceful and neighborly attitude toward other Nations is coming to be understood and appreciated. The maintenance of international peace is a matter in which we are deeply and unselfishly concerned. Evidence of our persistent and undeniable desire to prevent armed conflict has recently been more than once afforded.
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